Mobilizing Legislators as Champions for
Human Rights, Democracy, and a Sustainable World
Anita Vandenbeld stood in the Canadian House of Commons to call for the release of Senator Leila de Lima of the Philippines who today has been arbitrarily imprisoned for 4 years for her work as a human rights defender. She must be allowed to fulfill her democratic mandate.
PGA expresses its deep concern over the current escalating violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and its devastating effect on the civilian population, who has been exposed to atrocities for an excessive period of time.
On 15 and 16 January 2025, Geneva hosted the first World Congress on Enforced Disappearances, convening survivors, civil society organizations, States, international bodies, and experts.
The high seas belong to all people as a common heritage of humankind, and cover 43 percent of our Earth’s surface with life-sustaining rich biodiversity.