Mobilizing Legislators as Champions for
Human Rights, Democracy, and a Sustainable World
Mobilizing Legislators as Champions for
Human Rights, Democracy, and a Sustainable World
On October 23, 2010, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) presented the 2010 Defender of Democracy Awards to: Prof. Dr. Feride Acar of Turkey, Professor, Middle East Technical University in Ankara, and Member (-elect) of the UN Committee on the Elimin
The Strategy Meeting with UNFPA was organized to discuss future PGA activities in member countries from the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
On the occasion of PGA’S 32nd Annual Forum on Empowering women; building Human Security, Members of Parliament from the Central African region gathered to discuss the current status of implementing legislation of the Rome Statute in their respective c
In the context of the ongoing debate on the implementing legislation of the Rome Statute in the Congolese parliament, a multiparty delegation of legislators from the Democratic Republic of the Congo travelled to The Hague to meet with senior officials of
Under the leadership of Dip. Sigfrido Reyes (PGA; FMLN; Deputy Speaker) a multi-party delegation of parliamentarians from EL Salvador travelled to The Hague to meet with senior officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), experts, diplomats and fe
PGA congratulates The Republic of Seychelles who today has deposited her Instrument of Ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with the United Nations in New York.
On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, PGA International Council Member Dr. Bernadetter Lahi, MP (Sierra Leone) participated in a Side Event to the First ATT PrepCom in New York hosted by Oxfam, the Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development, and Igarape in coop
On 15th June 2010 PGA, together with the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons, held a Workshop on Halting the Trafficking in Drugs, Arms and Human Beings at the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations.
From 27 to 28 May 2010, more than 100 Legislators from all regions of the world participated in the 6th Session of the Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law in Kampala, Uganda. The biennial event, organized by Parliamen
PGA held a Strategy Meeting on the Contribution of Parliamentarians to the Negotiation of an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations on 8 April, 2010.
PGA international Council member Senator Tom Harkin called it a
PGA organized a Parallel Side Meeting in conjunction with the 54th CSW on the topic of Role of Policymakers in Governance, Development and Women's Empowerment on March 11, 2010 at the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN.
The discussions provided for an update of the status of national implementing legislation of the Rome Statute in the represented countries, and also a forum to discuss the principles that characterize the jurisdiction of the ICC.
Diputado Sigfrido Reyes (Deputy Speaker , Legislative Assembly of El Salvador) intervenes on behalf of PGA sharing our position on the agenda items at the forthcoming Review Conference of the Rome Statute
From December 10-12, 2009, PGA held an International Parliamentary Conference on Justice and Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Great Lakes and Central African regions in the Palais du Peuple, seat of the Parliament of the DRC in Kinshasa.
On December 2, 2009, the PGA International Secretariat, in association with the PGA National Group Nepal, organized a Roundtable Meeting on the ICC in Kathmandu, Nepal.
On Friday, October 23, 2009 Mr. Stephen Rapp, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues briefed the Members of the Board and International Council of PGA on current US policy on accountability, international justice and the International Criminal Cou
"Environment, Energy Management and the Global Economy". United States Congress, Washington, DC. October 20-22, 2009.
