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Leading Parliamentarians from Italy, Sweden and the European Parliament stress the importance of the fight against impunity for international crimes, including the aggressive use of force.

Leaders of PGA and its Ukrainian civil society partner, the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), have written a letter to the President of the Republic of Ukraine urging decisive action towards Ukrainian membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

PGA reaffirms that any military attack directed against Ukrainian territory would be unlawful use of force prohibited by the UN Charter and may qualify as crime of aggression attributable to the individual criminal responsibility of the leader(s).

PGA Activity in 2022

A non-exhaustive summary of key ICC judicial developments in the second half of 2021.

Following a first half marked by adaptation to the new realities and innovation, PGA’s activities from July to December 2021 continued focusing on the need to strengthen the Rome Statute System and national capacities to fight against impunity...

On 10 December 2021, PGA virtually gathered a group of high-level experts and representatives from civil society organisations (CSOs) to discuss the importance of reforming national nomination procedures for the International Criminal Court (ICC) judicial

This side-event analysed the main problems hindering States from joining the ICC, with examples of successes as well as challenges experienced, elucidated from the perspective of Parliamentarians from four countries.

To keep the focus on strategic and efficient actions and considering that the situation in Afghanistan must not be forgotten, PGA, in collaboration with a Malaysian Think Tank, have organized a follow-up meeting to discuss the step

While marking a new chapter of positive complementarity in the country, it is also the first time that the Office concludes such an agreement with a State Party.

With this Senate approval, Mexico reiterates its international and national commitments to human rights, justice and the rule of law. PGA will continue to support its members in Mexico to promote the full implementation of the Rome Statute and cooperation with the ICC.

Italy will become the 42nd State to ratify the Kampala Amendments on the crime of aggression and war crimes.

The recent events that took place during the evening of Monday 25 October 2021 in Khartoum, Sudan, are yet more evidence of the worrying trend of democratic backsliding worldwide.

Highlight: Sudanese cabinet votes to back International Criminal Court

PGA organised a visit of members of Parliament from Ghana and Uganda to the Hague. The delegation, was composed of 10 Parliamentarians and two staff members.

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The roundtable explored actions that could be undertaken by the international community which could have an impact toward the prevention of atrocity crimes and improve the safety and security of Afghan civilians.

A list of relevant events where the U.S. played a critical role, in addition to the evolution of the relation between the United States and the International Criminal Court.

Highlight: Sudanese cabinet votes to back International Criminal Court

PGA joins 66 Civil Society Orgnaization in calling on Sudanese authories to show their commitment to breaking with a decades-long legacy of impunity