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At a time when extremism and mass atrocity crimes appear to be on the rise, national governments, international and regional organizations are struggling to protect populations from grave human rights abuses.

PGA Board Member Barbara Lochbihler introduced a comprehensive draft that contributed to the final text supported by all political groups.

On Wednesday, 11 April 2018, Diputado Tucapel Jiménez, Member of PGA’s Executive Committee, presented Draft Agreement number 43 supported by eight legislators from different political parties during a plenary session

Draft law 19.665 on Cooperation and Relation with the ICC was unanimously approved during its reading debate.

On 15 March 2018, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), participated in the 10th Special Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) on the International Criminal Court (ICC), organized by the OAS Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs.

The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica approved draft law 19.665 on Cooperation and Relation with the International Criminal Court.

Attacks against civilians can be qualified as crimes against humanity and perpetrators shall be brought to justice.

Field mission entailed discussion of the organization of the 40th Annual Forum.

The parties discussed the situation in Ukraine and the issue of inter-parliamentary cooperation.

Today, the Republic of Argentina signed its third and fourth cooperation agreements with the International Criminal Court (ICC), on interim release and the release of persons.

Mr. Bosco Ntaganda stands accused of 13 counts of war crimes and 5 counts of crimes against humanity, alleged to have been committed in Ituri in 2002 and 2003, at the end of the Second Congo War.

Dip. Clemente Barrios presented the latest developments concerning the adoption on 16 August 2017 of Law 5877/17 to the Minister of Foreign AFfairs.

PGA urges Myanmar to stop the on-going systematic persecution of Rohingyas and to ratify the Rome Statute and thus demonstrate the country’s commitment to criminal justice and human rights.

On 11 December 2017, PGA Delegation met with the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA), H.E. Miroslav Lajčák.

A delegation of PGA including the lawmakers Ms. Macarena Gelman (Uruguay), Ms. Olena Sotnyk, MP (Ukraine), Mr. Keong Siong Su, MP (Malaysia) participated in the 16th Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.