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124 countries are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

137 countries are Signatories and 123 countries are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, as of February 2021.

On 3 June 2021, the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Organization of American States (OAS) held an important “Technical working meeting to strengthen cooperation with the international criminal court”

Highlight: First Major Hearings at ICC on Darfur Crimes

PGA congratulates Croatia on ratifying four amendments to the Rome Statute on war crimes, including the most recent one on starvation as a punishable offence in non-international armed conflicts.

Participants and panelists had the opportunity to discuss several situations in the region under the current challenging global context caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the social protests that have taken place in several countries.

Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine) adopted Bill 2689 “On amendments to certain legislative acts on the Enforcement of International Criminal and Humanitarian Law”

Highlight: Abusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes of Apartheid, Persecution

How Parliamentarians can be leaders in the defence and promotion of girls’ and women’s human rights by improving access to justice for international crimes.

We denounce the accusations against Mr. Banciryanino for condemning human rights abuses in his country and urge authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him.

PGA co-organised with its National Group in Nigeria, a Workshop on the Fight Against Impunity for Mass Atrocities under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and promotion of the Rule of Law

8th Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Parliamentary Working Group on the fight against impunity and the strengthening of the rule of Law: national, regional and international ramifications (Part 2).

Highlight: UN Security Council Needs A3’s Leadership on African Crises

Authorities In Ethiopia Must Halt Arbitrary Arrests, Political Persecution, And Mass Killings

Hightlight: UN Security Council must act urgently, hold military in Myanmar accountable

PGA strongly condemns the coup d’état that took place today in Myanmar and urges the Myanmar military "to respect the rule of law" and "release immediately all civilian leaders and others who have been detained unlawfully.”

Protecting the integrity of the Rome Statute system refers to upholding all the norms and principles in it, including the general principle of criminal law of irrelevance of official capacity as enshrined in Art. 27.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, a 47-nation international organization dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

The ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly was created to bring together the members of the European Parliament and the elected representatives of the ACP countries that have signed the Cotonou Agreement.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the organ whose primary responsibility is the maintenance of international peace and security under the UN Charter.