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On 3 May 2016, the President of PGA’s National Group in Chile, Dip. Tucapel Jimenez, presented a Draft Parliamentary Resolution to the Chamber of Deputies requesting the President of Chile to deposit Chile’s instruments for the Kampala amendments.

On 18-22 April 2016, PGA facilitated the visit of a high-level Parliamentary Delegation from Uganda to The Hague.

Members of the PGA National Group Uganda visited the International Criminal Court (ICC) to engage in high-level bilateral meetings with representatives of ICC, Government officials and Dutch MPs.

Open Letter to H.E. President Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

On 11 April 2016 PGA assisted the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador in the realization of a hearing on domestic implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

The testimonies of PGA and ICC representatives aimed at explaining the legislative implications of the obligation of States Parties to cooperate with the ICC.

On Wednesday 6 April 2016 the Chamber of Deputies of Chile unanimously adopted resolution 526 calling on the Executive to send a bill on cooperation with the International Criminal Court

PGA works closely with the UN system through its advisory body, the United Nations Committee for PGA, which comprises senior UN ambassadors, high-level UN officials, and some leading NGO representatives.

The visit fell during a pivotal moment in the Verkhovna Rada with respect to Ukraine’s ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC.

By depositing the instruments of ratification earlier today, El Salvador became the 124th State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

In February 2016, PGA President, Dip. Minou Tavarez Mirabal (Dominican Republic) addressed the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Organization of American States (OAS) at its regular high-level session on the International Criminal Court.

The briefing aimed at providing different views on the potential role that the ICC could play in fighting impunity of those responsible for committing international crimes in Syria, Iraq and other areas of the world affected by ISIS.

Throughout 2015, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) has continued to develop and strengthen its preexisting campaigns, as well as introduce new initiatives that further the vision of PGA “To contribute to the creation of a rules-based international order for a more equitable, safe and democratic world.”

On 2 January 2016, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, promulgated the Law implementing the Rome Statute of the ICC

Parliamentary Seminar on ICC in Ukraine, under high patronage of Chairman of Verkhovna Rada, received multi-party support for Rome Statute ratification