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US - PGA Member Rep. Jim McGovern co-sponsors Resolution in House Declaring U.S. Military Role in Yemen’s Civil War Unauthorized

The resolution denounces the conduct of activities in Yemen and areas affected by the conflict that are inconsistent with the laws of armed conflict.

PGA Member Farhatullah Babar, MP (Pakistan): "Over 80% of those hanged are ordinary criminals, not terrorists"

Mr. Farhatullah Babar, MP (Pakistan) is a new PGA Member.

PGA Roundtable on Strengthening the Rule of Law, with a Special Focus on the Abolition of the Death Penalty, in Jordan

On 6 November 2017, Parliamentarians for Global Action convened a Parliamentary Roundtable on Strengthening the Rule of Law, focusing on the issue of capital punishment, in the Senate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

UN Women Interviews PGA Member Dip. Gloria Reyes (Dominican Republic) on Women’s Political Participation in her country

UN Women interviewed PGA Member Dip. Gloria Reyes (Dominican Republic)

Roundtable Discussion on Effective Anti-Discrimination Measures based on SOGI in South America & the Caribbean, Paramaribo Suriname

PGA convened a Roundtable Discussion in Paramaribo, Suriname on Friday, October 27, 2017.

The Struggle for the Rights of LGBT People in Brazil

In his book “Moses and the Monotheistic Religion,” Sigmund Freud says that democracies are exceptions and not rules, because there is something in the human character that tends toward authoritarianism.

Roundtable on Strengthening the Implementation of the Rome Statute and the Fight against Impunity in Niger

On 27 October 2017, Parliamentarians for Global Action convened in Niamey (Niger) a roundtable on the full implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in domestic law.

PGA Welcomes the Strong Opposition of the Senate of the Philippines to the Reintroduction of the Death Penalty

PGA welcomes the decision of at least nine of the twenty-four Senators to speak out against the bill reintroducing the death penalty in Filipino law.

High-Level Luncheon and Strategic Discussion on the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court, European Parliament

PGA organized a strategic discussion on how the support for the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the ICC can be integrated into a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy of private companies.

El Salvador: Dip. Mario Tenorio urges the Government of El Salvador to ensure full compliance with the BTWC

Dip. Mario Tenorio submitted a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs urging the government of El Salvador to comply with the Convention and submit the annual Confidence Building Measure Report.

PGA Marks 15th World Day against the Death Penalty and Publishes a Parliamentary Factsheet on Poverty and the Death Penalty

PGA, a member of the World Coalition against the Death Penalty (WCADP), is launching today a Parliamentary Factsheet on Poverty and the Death Penalty.

PGA Mission to Kyiv reinforces Ukrainian MPs commitment to prevent and address atrocities

The PGA Ukraine National Group offers to host the 10th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC & the Rule of Law in 2018

EUROLAT: Unanimous vote adopting a Resolution Addressing The Illicit Trade in SALW

PGA Executive Committee Member, Dip. Karina Sosa (El Salvador) and PGA Member, Dip. Pablo González (Uruguay), join unanimous vote of Committee on Political Affairs...

Chairman of the Human Rights Committee Hryhoriy Nemyria held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Parliamentarians for Global Action

During the meeting, the parties discussed the situation in Ukraine and the issue of inter-parliamentary cooperation.

PGA Congratulates the House of Representatives of the Philippines on the Approval of the SOGIE Equality Bill

The bill penalizes discriminatory acts based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE).

Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC Update: May - Aug. 2017

Our latest Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC Update is now available to download. Stay up to date and informed on all our activities and actions regarding this campaign.