Legislative Assembly of El Salvador adopts ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) - PGA welcomes this historic step

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has voted for accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), paving the way to become the 124th State Party to the international criminal court.

PGA Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

PGA calls on all its members to repeal all discriminatory laws that sanction the permissibility of human rights abuses against girls and women, enact legislation that protects their rights and promotes their participation in all public spheres.

PGA Parliamentary Roundtable and Consultations on the Abolition of the Mandatory Death Penalty in Malaysia

Through the Parliamentary Platform, PGA has launched targeted campaigns in selected countries, including Malaysia, to raise awareness among Parliamentarians, strengthen political will and provide technical assistance for initiatives on this issue.

PGA Congratulates the Senate of the DRC on the Adoption of the Implementing Legislation of the Rome Statute of the ICC

Today, the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) voted quasi unanimously for the adoption of the Law implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the domestic legal order.

Roundtable: The Role of Australia in Realizing an Effective International Criminal Court (ICC)

Members of PGA’s Australian National Group met with experts to discuss the important role of the ICC in Australia

Launch of the Code of Conduct Regarding Security Council Action Against Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity or War Crimes

On Friday 23 October 2015, PGA participated at the Launch of the Code of Conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Margareta Cederfelt (MP, Sweden) to Lead OSCE Election Observer Mission in Turkey

Margareta Cederfelt (MP, Sweden) will serve as Head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Delegation, which will include approximately 40 MPs from nearly 20 OSCE participating States.

PGA Delivers Commitments From Over 700 Legislators to Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of 70th Session of the UN General Assembly

Parliamentarians in 77 countries call for an end to Child Marriage

Over 100 Parliamentarians from New Zealand Endorse PGA’s Global Parliamentary Declaration to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage

To date, PGA’s Global Parliamentary Declaration to End Child Marriage has been endorsed by 773 Members of Parliament from 77 countries around the globe.

Sub-regional Meeting on the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Commitment to Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Latin America Region

Parliamentary Seminar and a Technical Workshop in the framework of the Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC for the Effectiveness of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Parliamentary Roundtable and Consultations on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Uganda

While a relative majority of States have taken abolitionist positions and the number of executions has decreased in 201, 58 States still apply the death penalty

PGA Member Hon. Koffi Jean Joel Kissi, MP, Chairman of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation Committee of National Assembly of Togo, Welcomes Ratification of ATT by Togo

Hon. Koffi Jean Joel Kissi, MP Welcomes Ratification of ATT by Togo

Central African Republic (CAR) - PGA Member Hon. Laurent Ngon-Baba MP (former Minister for Justice and Attorney General) welcomes Accession to Arms Trade Treaty by Government of CAR

Hon. Laurent Ngon-Baba MP welcomes Accession to Arms Trade Treaty by Government of CAR

Visit to PGA Headquarters by High Level Delegation from The Kingdom of Tonga, led by H.E. The Prime Minister of Tonga, Honorable Samiuela ’Akilisi Pohiva

PGA was pleased and privileged to receive the Hon. Prime Minister of Tonga and PGA Defender of Democracy Awardee (DDA) 2013, H.E. Mr. Samiuela ’Akilisi Pohiva

Visit of Delegation of Parliamentarians from El Salvador to the Hague

Legislators agreed that, given that misconceptions and misperceptions around the Rome Statute had now been clarified, there was room for consensus in favor of ratification.

Visit of El Salvadorian Parliamentary delegation to the ICC, the Dutch Parliament and international legal organizations and courts in The Hague

On 28th and 29th September 2015, PGA facilitated the visit of a delegation of parliamentarians from the Foreign Affairs Committee of El Salvador to The Hague

PGA Member, Ramesh Lekhak, MP, comments on the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 which protects sexual and gender minorities from discrimination

Nepal joins eight other countries that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in their constitution.

PGA Mauritania Welcomes Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty by Government of Mauritania

The Government of Mauritania deposited its Instrument of Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty on 23rd September, 2015