Parliamentarians Celebrate Croatia ratification of the Kampala Amendments to the Crime of Aggression

Parliamentarians celebrate Croatia ratification of the Kampala Amendments to the Crime of Aggression Press Releases News Center

35th Annual Parliamentary Forum

"Building a Stable and Durable Peace: The Role of Parliamentarians in Support of Peace Processes". December 09-10, 2013. Parliament of Colombia, Bogotá.

PGA Statement on Death of Nelson Mandela

I wish to express our heartfelt condolences to the Parliament and all the People of South Africa on the death of former President Nelson Mandela.

18th PGA Annual Defender of Democracy Awards

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) will present the 2013 Defender of Democracy Awards to Mr. Samuela ’Akilisi Pohiva, MP of Tonga and Dr. Noor Jehan Panezai and Hon. Naveed Qamar, MP on behalf of The PGA Pakistan National Group. The awards cerem

Parliamentarians Celebrate Belgium’s Ratification of the Kampala Amendments to the Crime of Aggression

Parliamentarians celebrate Belgium ratification of the Kampala Amendments to the Crime of Aggression

The Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression: A promise for the end of illegal use of force in international relations

Meeting Organized by Helmut Scholz (Chairperson, PGA Group in the European Parliament / member of the EP Friends of the ICC)

Deteriorating Situation in the Central African Republic

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) is deeply concerned at the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Central African Republic, in particular in recent weeks.

Sub-Regional Working Group on Challenges for the Effectiveness of the Rome Statute system in the Americas

In September 2013, PGA organized a Parliamentary Seminar and a technical Roundtable in the framework of a Sub-Regional Working Group on Challenges for the Effectiveness of the Rome Statute system in the Americas.

PGA Announces New Secretary-General

Dr. David Donat Cattin, a legal scholar and human rights activist who has worked over the last thirteen years at PGA to promote the universality and effectiveness of the International Criminal Court, will become PGA’s 4th Secretary-General

Pan-African Parliament Joint Committee Session on the Arms Trade Treaty with Parliamentarians for Global Action

PGA held a Joint Session on the Arms Trade Treaty in the Pan-African Parliament from 17-18, October, 2013.

Update on PGA’s Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty

On July 15, 2013, the PGA Executive Committee together with the PGA International Law and Human Rights Program took the decision to start preparations towards the creation of a Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty.

PGA and APPG on the Abolition of the Death Penalty

Following an Executive Committee decision in July 2013 Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), with the encouragement of the UK All-Party Group on the Abolition of the Death Penalty has started preparations towards the creation of the global parliamenta

Parliamentary Seminar on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

The Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic hosted Members of Parliament from Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa in an historic meeting on October 10-11, 2013 entitled, “Protecting Human Rights, Combating Discrimination and Addressing HIV

Statement by PGA Board Member Ruth Wijdenbosch for the Abolition of the Death Penalty

Statement by PGA Board Member Ruth Wijdenbosch for the Abolition of the death Penalty Press Releases News Center

PGA Launches a Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty

A Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty PGA Activity 2013 Activity

PGA Delegation to the 129th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly

Report on activities by Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) and the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW)

Consultations on the fight against impunity and the implementation of the principle of complementarity in the DRC

From 29 September to 3 October 2013, PGA conducted a field mission in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo – DRC) in the framework of the PGA Complementarity Project to generate political will for the fight against impunity through genuine domestic

PGA Welcomes Additional Signatures and Ratifications of the Arms Trade Treaty by Large Number of UN Member States

As of September 25, 2013, 108 UN Member States have signed the ATT, including the United States and 7 UN Member States have ratified.