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Members of Parliament engage with the Diplomatic Community on priorities of the United Nations Common Agenda

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”

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

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.”

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.

PGA is regularly invited by the EU with other NGOs to provide briefings and analysis to, and share assessments of challenges and relevant updates on the fight against impunity with, EU Members States and relevant European institutions attending the COJUR.

The European Parliament and its individual members have been at the forefront of multilateral efforts to establish, consolidate and expand the membership of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The current global health crisis requires a global response. Parliamentarians have a key role to play during the pandemic.

Webinar organised by Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) in partnership with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

On 7 December 2020, the Council of the European Union adopted two binding instruments establishing a framework to sanction individuals, legal persons, entities or bodies, responsible for committing serious human rights abuses.

This year, the CAP-ICC was held virtually because of the restrictions stemming from the current global health crisis.

On 11 November 2020, China’s National People's Congress passed a resolution allowing Hong Kong authorities to expel members of the domestic legislature.

To commemorate the Int'l Day of Democracy, PGA, and the RWCHR are organizing a Panel Discussion on Magnitsky-type “sanctions” and how legislators can contribute to preventing and fighting impunity for the violation of human rights.

Gross Negligence Of Brazil’s Indigenous Population During The Covid-19 Pandemic May Amount To Genocide

On 17 July, international community commemorates the International Justice Day, this year marking the 22nd anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the ICC, established by the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC, announced a new member: Dr. Minou Tavárez Mirabal.

In recent years, an increasing number of members of parliament, journalists, and social leaders have been repressed and jailed by the Venezuelan government based upon their convictions.

PGA Members worldwide have asked how they can act in support of democracy. In response, PGA has compiled an acrostic with five concrete ways you can S.T.A.N.D. with Hong Kong.