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

Ukrainian Legislators Visit PGA and ICC to Demand Protection from Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)

The delegation led by the Women’s Information Consultative Center from Ukraine that visited The Hague to learn about best practices regarding women’s protection from Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)

PGA welcomes historic developments in Colombia’s peace process

This gathering represents a historic step toward peace in Colombia as both parties reaffirmed their commitment to the agreements reached to date and concluded on end-date to the conflict.

Alain Destexhe, Convenor of the International Law and Human Rights Program visits Iraqi Kurdistan and calls for the ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC

Alain Destexhe, Convenor of the International Law and Human Rights Program visits Iraqi Kurdistan and calls for the ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC

Why Ukraine has nothing to lose from ratifying the Rome Statute of the ICC, but everything to gain

Op-ed by Dr. David Donat Cattin, Secretary General, Parliamentarians for Global Action, published on 14 Sept. 2015

Salvadorian PGA Members Successfully Push Reform to Penal Code Increasing Sanctions on Hate Crimes, Including on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a reform to the Penal Code increasing sanctions against murders and threats motivated by hate.

PGA Regional Asia Parliamentary Workshop to Address The Illicit Trade In Small Arms and Light Weapons and Mitigate Armed Violence

Members of Parliament from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal and Pakistan, as well as representatives from the Security/Defense Sector and civil society in Bangladesh actively participated in the Workshop.

Hon. Moustapha Niasse, President of the National Assembly of Senegal, member of PGA

Hon. Moustapha Niasse, President of the National Assembly of Senegal, member of PGA

The Role of Parliaments in Criminalizing Illegal and Aggressive War-Making

On 1 September 2015, PGA co-hosted, together with the Mission of Liechtenstein to the UN, an event for Parliamentarians on “The Role of Parliaments in Criminalizing Illegal and Aggressive War-Making”.

PGA Members Input Requested on Draft Strategic Plan of the ICC’s Office of the Prosecution 2016 - 2018

The ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) has shared its draft Strategic Plan for the period 2016 - 2018 and is inviting comments from interested external actors.

PGA Parliamentary South-East Asia Sub-Regional Seminar on the International Rule of Law and the Protection of Civilians

Hosted by the Parliament of Malaysia, in Partnership with the CICC

PGA Welcomes the Adoption of a law authorizing Togo to ratify the Second Optional Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) welcomes the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) by the Parliament of Togo on 10 July, 2015.

Strategy meeting on accountability for mass atrocities and strategies to counter violent extremism and protect civilians in the Middle East

A follow-up Strategy meeting on Accountability for Mass-Atrocities and Strategies to Counter Violent Extremism and Protect Civilians in the MENA region