PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.
PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.
On 28 April 2021, the Supreme Court of Appeal of Malawi declared the death penalty unconstitutional as an impermissible derogation from the right to life under the Malawi’s Constitution
Enabling Women Parliamentarians in Africa in Addressing Needs Identified in Requests for International Assistance in 2018 National Reports on the Implementation of the UN Program of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms
Hon. Margareta Cederfelt MP, President, PGA Addressed the Swedish Parliament on the occassion of the Launch of Parliamentary Handbook on Disarmament for Security and Sustainable Development
Parliamentary Panel on Legislative Reform and Protective Measures on SOGI during UNDP’s “Being LGBTI in the Caribbean” Regional Dialogue
How Parliamentarians can be leaders in the defence and promotion of girls’ and women’s human rights by improving access to justice for international crimes.
We denounce the accusations against Mr. Banciryanino for condemning human rights abuses in his country and urge authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him.
PGA co-organised with its National Group in Nigeria, a Workshop on the Fight Against Impunity for Mass Atrocities under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and promotion of the Rule of Law
PGA’s National Group in Suriname met in the National Assembly in Paramaribo.
The New Zealand Parliament and PGA, co-organized a critical event to support and advocate for the immediate and unconditional release of Iranian human rights defender, Nasrin Sotoudeh
A presentation on the Biological Weapons Convention and UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004).
8th Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Parliamentary Working Group on the fight against impunity and the strengthening of the rule of Law: national, regional and international ramifications (Part 2).
Threats follow Dr. Agnès Callamard's investigation of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi committed in 2018 at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
PGA welcomes the ratification on 19 March 2021 by the Government of Armenia of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), aiming at the abolition of the death penalty..
Virginia (USA) Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a bill that ends capital punishment in the State. Virginia has thus become the first Southern US State to abolish the death penalty.
Female parliamentarians, due to the systemic discrimination faced by women, have a powerful voice and story to bring in their advocacy for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people...
On March 24, 2021, PGA co-organized a side event to the UN’s 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) titled Women Leaders as Advocates for Equality and Inclusion of LGBTI+ Persons.
On 19 March 2021, PGA organized its International Council meeting on the Zoom platform to discuss major threats to democracy and human rights and to elect its 2021-22 Board.
Authorities In Ethiopia Must Halt Arbitrary Arrests, Political Persecution, And Mass Killings