Sub-Regional Parliamentary Seminar on the ICC: Legislators from Latin America commit to the principle of Never again and Reparation for Victims

On 28-29 September 2016, in the framework of its Parliamentary Campaign for the Effectiveness and Universality of the Rome Statute, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organized a Parliamentary Seminar.

PGA Shares the Concerns of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court About Violence Occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) and its Members have been alarmed by the reports covering the violent events that occurred in the past few days in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and particularly in Kinshasa.

Al Mahdi’s trial by the International Criminal Court paves the way in countering violent extremist groups within the Rule of Law

ICC Trial Chamber VIII declares Mr Al Mahdi guilty of the war crime of attacking historic and religious buildings in Timbuktu and sentences him to nine years’ imprisonment.

Parliamentarians Welcome the Ratification of the Kampala Amendments by Chile and the Netherlands

Chile and the Netherlands have committed to bind their nationals and territory to the prohibition of the use of certain weapons in armed conflicts of non-international character, as well as to the criminalization of acts of aggression...

PGA Welcomes Dominican Republic’s Accession to the Second Optional Protocol of ICCPR (Abolition of Death Penalty)

The Dominican Republic has acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Right (ICCPR-OP2).

PGA Welcomes Togo’s Accession to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) welcomes the accession of Togo to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (ICCPR-OP2), on 14 September 2016.

PGA’s partner, Girls Not Brides, launches newly revised toolkit on “The Role of Parliamentarians in Ending Child Marriage”

We are pleased to share with you a newly revised toolkit on “The Role of Parliamentarians in Ending Child Marriage”

Argentinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs has introduced a bill on the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Dip. Margarita Stolbizer has informed PGA’s Secretariat that the Argentinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has introduced a bill on the Kampala Amendments

Inspiring Parliamentarians: Case Studies to Advance Policy and Legislation to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM)

Actions from Parliamentarians in Bangladesh, Morocco and Zimbabwe to end CEFM

PGA Board Member M. Kulasegaran, MP highlights why the death penalty does not deter crime and disregards basic tenets of humanity at a forum organized by Amnesty international

Let’s say no to the death penalty

PGA US Members Join Bipartisan Effort Urging President Obama to Postpone Plan to Supply Arms to Saudi Arabia

PGA Members Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. Jim McDermott, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Earl Blumenauer and Rep. Jan Schakowsky among 64 Members of US Congress to Write Letter to President Obama

Dip. Margarita Stolbizer, Argentina, becomes Acting President of PGA

Dip. Margarita Stolbizer, Argentina, became Acting President of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) on 17 August 2016 following the end of the Parliamentary term of former PGA President: Dip. Minou Tavarez Mirabal from the Dominican Republic.

PGA Member Senator Valerie Woods Applauds Section 53 Decision As “Significant Victory”

Senator Valerie Woods recognized the ruling on the unconstitutionality of Section Fifty-Three of the Criminal Code that criminalized same sex intercourse.

PGA Member, Rep. Jim McGovern decries sale of arms by the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

United States/Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - PGA Member, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass) decries sale of arms by the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Switzerland - Interview with PGA Member Hon. Carlo Sommaruga MP on ending the sale of Swiss arms to conflict zones

Hon. Carlo Sommaruga MP highlights the importance of Switzerland moving away from arms production

PGA Statement on death threats against Human Rights defenders in The Hague

PGA expresses its deep concern and condemnation of escalating death threats and intimidation against human rights defenders based in The Hague working on International Criminal Court-related issues.

A Triumph for Human Rights of LGBTI people in Belize and the Caribbean: Section 53 of the Criminal Code in Belize is ruled Unconstitutional

PGA commends the decision of the Supreme Court of Belize in ruling Section 53 of the Criminal Code, which criminalized consenting intercourse between adults of the same sex, unconstitutional.

Hon. Naveed Qamar, MP (Pakistan) plays key role in securing formal review of possibility of ATT accession in National Assembly

Pakistan - Hon. Naveed Qamar, MP, Deputy Convenor of PGA’s Peace & Democracy Program and PGA Executive Committee Member, plays key role in securing formal review of possibility of ATT accession in National Assembly of Pakistan