The Legislative Forum was held on July 5 in collaboration with the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, UN Women and UNICEF, San Salvador.
On July 5 PGA’s Secretary-General Dr. David Donat Cattin met with the new Justice Minister and Attorney-General of The Gambia, Mr. Abubacarr M Tambedou, at the Gambian Permanent Mission to the UN.
PGA affirms its commitment to uphold the Human Rights of all individuals regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, and/or sex characteristics.
Today, June 28th, we celebrate LGBTI Pride Day, which commemorates the Stonewall riots that started on this date in 1969 and are widely considered to have sparked the gay liberation movement.
The aim of the Roundtable was to explore mechanisms to increase the democratic representation and accountability of the United Nations (UN).
On 5 June, PGA held its 2nd meeting of the UN Advisory Committee in 2017, hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN.
The PGA delegation was composed of Dip. Ronny Monge (Costa Rica), Dip. Luis Petri (Argentina), , and Dip. Tucapel Jiménez (Chile).
This side event will discuss the key role of parliamentarians in the national implementation of the Action Plan and the fostering of political will to protect the Oceans.
The Regional Latin America Parliamentary Workshop brought together prominent Legislators and several Government officials from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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.
Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto says there is no point talking about respecting human rights without committing to see it through.
On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), PGA reaffirms its commitment to advance the rights of LGBTI people and their families.
On 2 May 2017, PGA’s Secretary General Dr. David Donat-Cattin addressed a panel of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs’ Committee (AFET)...
PGA submitted an opinion to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in connection with a request by Costa Rica on the recognition of the gender identity of individuals and the patrimonial rights of same-sex couples.
The Plenary of the Honduran Congress unanimously approved the inclusion of the crime of aggression in the new Criminal Code.
Co-organized by Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice and the Parliament of Argentina in cooperation with PGA & the ICC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Legislative Decree No. 1323 incorporates into the Peruvian Criminal Code sexual orientation and gender identity as expressly prohibited categories of discrimination and as aggravating circumstances in crimes.