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PGA’s Rome Statute Campaign attends the ICC High-Level Asia-Pacific Seminar in Seoul

The event, titled “The International Criminal Court and the past, present and future of the Rome Statute – vision for greater regional solidarity”, aimed at raising awareness about the ICC and the Rome Statute in the region/

Afghanistan and the Rome Statute

Afghanistan deposited its instrument of accession to the Rome Statute on 10 February 2003.

Bangladesh and the Rome Statute

Bangladesh became the 111th State to ratify the Rome Statute.

Cambodia and the Rome Statute

Cambodia signed the Rome Statute on 23 October 2000 and ratified on 11 April 2002.

Cook Islands and the Rome Statute

Cook Islands acceded to the Rome Statute on July 18th, 2008 becoming the 108th State Party to the ICC.

Cyprus and the Rome Statute

Cyprus signed the Rome Statute on 15 October 1998 and ratified on 7 March 2002.

Fiji and the Rome Statute

Fiji ratified the Rome Statute on 29 November 1999.

India and the Rome Statute

Currently, India is one of PGA’s target countries for the Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC. The PGA ILHR team is working very closely with the Indian National Group consisting of over 20 Members of Parliament from India to promote the accession of

Indonesia and the Rome Statute

The involvement of Parliamentarians in PGA’s global, regional events and nationals has had the aim of creating a network in support of the ICC and for political multi-partisan mobilisation in order to complete the steps for accession.

Japan and the Rome Statute

PGA contributed to the Japan’s ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Japan formally deposited its instrument of accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC on 17 July 2007.

Jordan and the Rome Statute

The Rome Statute was signed on 7 October, 1998 and was ratified on 11 of April, 2002.

Kiribati and the Rome Statute

Kiribati has not acceded to the Rome Statute.

Malaysia and the Rome Statute

Malaysia participated in the July 1998 Rome Conference that adopted the ICC Statute with 120 votes in favor but has yet to accede to the Rome Statute.

Maldives and the Rome Statute

On 14 June 2011, the Parliaments of the Maldives adopted legislation to accede to the Rome Statute. The Maldives deposited its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute on 21 September 2011.

Marshall Islands and the Rome Statute

The Marshall Islands have recognized the importance of the ICC as a mechanism for strengthening international peace and justice. On several occasions they have committed to promoting the universality and effectiveness of the Rome Statute.

Mongolia and the Rome Statute

Mongolia deposited its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute on 11 April 2002.

Nepal and the Rome Statute

PGA has been working with Nepal for over more than ten years and continues to do so since Nepal is a target country of the Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC.

Nauru and the Rome Statute

Nauru signed the Rome Statute on 13 December 2000. Nauru ratified on 12 November 2001, becoming the 45th State Party.

Palestine and the Rome Statute

Palestine acceded to the Rome Statute in January 2015, becoming the 123rd State Party to the Rome Statute.

Papua New Guinea and the Rome Statute

PGA started monitoring the gradually increasing interest in Papua New Guinea (PNG) towards becoming a State party to the Rome Statute of the ICC since 2011.

Philippines and the Rome Statute

The Philippines has withdrawn from the Rome Statute. The withdrawal took effect on 17 March 2019.

Samoa and the Rome Statute

Samoa signed the Rome Statute on 17 July 1998 and ratified on 16 September 2002, becoming the 80th State Party.

South Korea and the Rome Statute

Republic of Korea signed the Rome Statute on 8 March 2000, and ratified on 13 November 2002, becoming the 83rd State Party to the Rome Statute.

Tajikistan and the Rome Statute

Tajikistan signed the Rome Statute on 30 November 1998, and ratified on 5 May 2000, becoming the 9th State Party.

Timor-Leste and the Rome Statute

Timor Leste acceded to the Rome Statute on 6 September 2002, becoming the 79th State Party.

Vanuatu and the Rome Statute

Vanuatu deposited its instrument of accession to the Rome Statute on 2 December 2011.

PGA Parliamentary Webinar Promoting Universality and Implementation of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its Additional Protocols in the Asia Pacific Region

This webinar is the 3rd in a series of 4 in Africa, Latin America, Asia/Pacific and Caribbean/CARICOM to promote Universality and Implementation of The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its Additional Protocols

PGA Regional Asia Parliamentary Webinar to Promote Nuclear and Radiological Security

This Webinar was the third in a series of 8 such Webinars which PGA will organize aimed at facilitating and encouraging parliamentary diplomacy to promote International Cooperation on Nuclear and Radiological Security.

Asia-Pacific Working Group

The Asia-Pacific region remains the most unrepresented one in the Rome Statute system. Even though the region is home to approximately 60% of the world’s population, only 19 out of 55 Asia-Pacific countries are represented in this membership.

Moving Away from Capital Punishment in Asia: a side-event to PGA’s 39th Annual Forum

On 29 November 2017, Parliamentarians for Global Action organised a parliamentary roundtable, Entitled “Moving Away from Capital Punishment in Asia”...

Islamabad Declaration of Action

Sub-Regional Parliamentary Seminar on HIV & AIDS in South Asia

Sub-Regional South Asian Parliamentary Seminar on HIV and AIDS

On January 14–15, 2005 Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), a worldwide network of over 1300 individual parliamentarians from 110 National Parliaments, and the National Assembly and Senate of Pakistan convened the Sub-regional Parliamentary Seminar o