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 the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, we, members of Parliamentarians for Global Action in the European Parliament, reaffirm our unwavering commitment to universal accountability for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.
The primary focus of the session was to promote the ratification of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (ACPPNM) and the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) in Trinidad and Tobago.
The workshop was organized with the kind support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and in cooperation with the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.
PGA event in the European Parliament – ‘Demystifying the International Criminal Court: The Importance of Reinforcing the Universality of the Rome Statute'
Torture, as a peremptory norm of international law, must always be prohibited under all circumstances. Yet, it still does persist in various corners of the world.
Hon. Agho Oliver Bamenju puts forth a Parliamentary Question to Minister of Post and Telecommunications
Hate speech feeds cycles of violence that may trigger the commission of atrocity crimes. It poses a grave threat to democratic principles, tolerance, and respect for human rights, and its pervasive presence in parliamentary debates and interactions undermines the integrity of democratic institutions, hampering the collective ability to address pressing issues.
This meeting brought parliamentarians from the National Assembly of Mozambique together with the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, experts, and civil society representatives to reflect on opportunities to support the sustainable development of small-scale fisheries in Mozambique.
The Convention represents a landmark international treaty that will help to deliver justice to victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, as well as other international crimes.
President Lasso can now govern for up to six months by decree on economic and administrative issues under the oversight of the Constitutional Court.
This day provides an opportunity to shed light, and denounce the violence and discrimination that lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people (LGBTI+) suffer daily in their private and public lives.
These Roundtable Discussions on Building Resilience in Small-Scale Fishing Communities in South Africa, informed by expert presentations and local insights, sought to identify specific next steps that lawmakers may take to improve the livelihoods of their coastal constituents.
PGA, in collaboration with Fundación Sustentabilidad Sin Fronteras and Uno.Cinco, hosted the official side event to the Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP2) to the Escazú Agreement
PGA expresses its profound solidarity and support to Mr. Kara-Murza, his wife, and his children and strongly condemns the politically motivated conviction based on fabricated charges as well as the unjust sentence imposed for his criticism of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
The Parliament of the Cook Islands has taken an historic step as a leader in the Pacific region in modernizing its criminal code by passing a law decriminalizing homosexuality.
The workshop was organized with the kind support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and in cooperation with the National Assembly of Malawi.
Members of the National Assembly of Guyana convened an Introductory Meeting with their colleagues, highlighting PGA initiatives such as the Campaign for Democratic Renewal & Human Rights and the Campaign for a Human-Rights Based Approach to Climate Action.
We, the undersigned Members of Parliament, are alarmed by the adoption of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 by the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda and strongly condemn the passing of this retrograde legislation denying sexual and gender diverse persons their very existence.
