Members' Spotlight

• PGA Executive Committee Member Dip. Felipe Michelini mobilizes numerous prominent Uruguayan MPs to support the Global Parliamentary Declaration on the Arms Trade Treaty (in Spanish)
• PGA Secretary General to participate in Bryn Mawr / US State Department 'Women in Public Service Project'
  
• PGA Executive Committee Member Dip. Felipe Michelini (Uruguay) addresses Arms Trade Treaty conference in Costa Rica [in Spanish]
  
• Jarl Hjalmarson stiftelsen (JHS) publishes notice about PGA and Swedish MP Margareta Cederfelt [in Swedish]
• National Assembly of Pakistan passes the Prevention Anti-Women Practices bill: tabled by PGA member Donya Aziz, MP
• PGA Member Harry van Bommel, MP (The Netherlands): "Enquiry into Libyan War will increase legitimacy of International Criminal Court"
  
• Nepal - PGA Members Khimlal Devkota MP and Sapana Malla Pradhan MP play important role in constitutional review process in Nepal
• PGA President Dr. Ruth Wijdenbosch MP (Suriname), Deputy Speaker, expresses scepticism about job growth in her country
  United Kingdom/Libya - UK Prime Minister David Cameron responds positively to observation by PGA International Council Member Mark Pritchard MP that Freedom of Expression and Religion should be incorporated into any new Constitution in Libya
  
• PGA International Council Member Mark Pritchard MP (UK) suggests strategy re-think on economic recovery may be needed
  
• PGA Members participate in India/Pakistan parliamentary dialogue
  
• Philippines - PGA Member Senator Santiago bats for Philippine ratification of Rome Statute
  
• Liberia - PGA Member Senator Franklin Siakor mentioned as 'gaining strength' as a Vice Presidential candidate in upcoming elections in Liberia
  
• PGA Member Senator Legarda Urges Fellow Senators to Approve RP's Entry to ICC
  
• Former PGA Member, Mr. Bert Koenders, to head Ivory Coast mission
  
• President of Iceland and former PGA Member / President Nominated to Prestigious Environmental Prize Jury
  
• PGA Acting President Dr. Ruth Wijdenbosch MP (Suriname) speaks out on need for tolerance
• PGA Executive Board Member Coşkun Çörüz elected as rapporteur of the Human Rights Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the (OSCE)
  
• PGA Members to address Arms Trade Treaty at UN HQ in New York
• PGA's Director of the International Law Programme quoted in the Journal of Turkish Weekly
  
• Nigeria - Former PGA President Bassey Ewa-Henshaw among 8 to whom tribute is paid -   'Heavyweights who will be missing in action as Assembly takes off'
  
• Former PGA President expresses concern about influx of Ivorian refugees in Ghana
  
• Nepal - Delivering a better future - The Role of Midwives by PGA Member Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba
  
• Trinidad and Tobago - Former PGA Member A.N.R. Robinson lauded by ICC President for founding role in establishing the ICC
  
• PGA Treasurer, Mr. Mark Pritchard, MP weighs in on IMF post
  
• Philippines - PGA Member Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago prepares defence of Reproductive Health Bill
  
• Chamber of Deputies of Argentina and PGA National Group of Argentina organizes Seminar on Justice and Gender Equality (in Spanish)
  
• PGA members Hon. Faisal Karim Kundi, Dr. Donya Aziz and Hon. Naveed Qamar Support Proposed Women's Protection Bill 
  
• PGA Executive Committee Member Minou Tavarez Mirabal moderates OAS Debate on Including the Agenda of Women's Rights in Parliaments of the Americas
•  PGA Executive Committee Member and Manukau East MP Ross Robertson is set to become the new Assistant Speaker of Parliament
• PGA Member Hon. Sabine Bintu distinguished with UNA-DRC certificate of honor
• Pakistan - PGA Member Sherry Rehman stands alone after colleagues' assassinations
• PGA Executive Committee Member Khalil Al Marzooq quoted extensively on CNN on situation in Bahrain

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Press Releases/Statements

2011

• November 21, 2011: PGA calls for the prompt surrender of Saif Al Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi to the ICC EN FR ES
• September 21, 2011: The Maldives Accedes to the Rome Statute of the ICC Becoming 118th State Party
• August 23, 2011: Senate of the Philippines gives its concurrence to International Criminal Court Ratification Bill
• July 15, 2011: Presentation by PGA EC Member Dip. Felipe Michelini (Uruguay) at 3rd ATT PrepCom
• July 14, 2011: Commonwealth Law Ministers adopt revised Model Law to Implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the 54 Member Countries of the Commonwealth
  
• July 11, 2011: Third ATT PrepCom Starts With Strong Parliamentary Support
• June 24, 2011: Tunisia Accedes to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), PGA Hails Historic Step
• June 24, 2011: Tunesie treedt toe tot het statuut van rome van het internationaal strafhof (ICC) - parliamentarians for global action (PGA) verwelkomt historische stap
• June 14, 2011: Parliamentarians From The Maldives Adopt Legislation to Join the ICC
  
• June 01, 2011: Dr. Ruth Wijdenbosch Takes Over as Acting-President of PGA
• May 26, 2011: PGA Welcomes the Arrest of General Radko Mladic
• May 19, 2011: PGA Congratulates Grenada on Becoming the 115th State Party to the Rome Statute of the ICC
  
• April 1, 2011: PGA to Host Control Arms Coalition Project in New York
  
• March 7, 2011: PGA applauds the decision of the President of the Philippines to refer the Rome Statute of the ICC for approval to the Senate of the Philippines
• March 1, 2011: PGA welcomes the intervention of the ICC in Lybia and the decision of Tunisia to accede to the Rome Statute of the ICC
• February 22, 2011: PGA Statement on the Situation in Libya
• January 7, 2011: PGA Statement on the Situation in Bahrain
  

2010

• December 30, 2010: PGA Media Statement on Ivory Coast
  
• December 1, 2010: PGA welcomes the Sudanese Presidents absence at the ceremonies of the fiftieth anniversary of Independence in CAR (FR and EN)
• November 4, 2010: The plenary of the Chamber of Deputies decides to transmit the draft ICC implementing legislation to the relevant Committee (in French)
  
• October 11, 2010: Congolese Parliamentarians welcome the arrest of the Leader of the FDLR Movement
• August 28, 2010: PGA National Group of the Democratic Republic of Congo condemns the visit of Al Bashir to Kenya and the failure to arrest him (in French).
  
• August 18, 2010: PGA congratulates St. Lucia on becoming 113 State Party to Rome Statute of ICC
• August 10, 2010: PGA congratulates Republic of Seychelles on ratification of Rome Statute of ICC
  
• June 22, 2010: PGA Statement on 11th Report of the ICC Prosecutor to the UN Security Council on the Situation in Darfur, Sudan
  
• May 28, 2010: 6th Parliamentary Assembly of Parliamentarians on the ICC and the Rule of Law concludes in Kampala, Uganda
  
• March 21, 2010: Bangladesh becomes the 111th State Party to the Rome Statute of the ICC

• December 10, 2009: Global Parliamentary Network calls for full support of the ICC and the fight against impunity in the Great Lakes and Central African Regions
• September 29, 2009: PGA Statement on the Situation in Guinea
  
• July 21, 2009: Czech Republic Becomes 110th State Party to The Rome Statute of the ICC
• June 29, 2009: Chile becomes the 109th State Party to the Rome Statute
• May 18, 2009: PGA Welcomes Voluntary Surrender of Darfurian Rebel Leader to the ICC
• May 18, 2009: PGA Announces Recipients of the 14th Annual Defender of Democracy Awards
  
• March 4, 2009: Pre-Trial Chamber Issues the First ICC Arrest Warrant Against the President of Sudan
  
• February 18, 2009: Parliamentarians Urge the Indonesian Government to Transmit to Parliament the ICC Accession Bill as Early as Possible

• October 29, 2008: Dominican Congress Hosts Global Parliamentary Forum on International Justice and the Rule of Law
• October 9, 2008: PGA Associates Itself with the PGA National Group in DRC to Denounce the Crime Recently Committed in Dungu, DRC
  
• July 24, 2008: The Cook Islands Becomes the 108th State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
  
• July 11, 2008: Parliament of Suriname Approves Accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
  
• June 25, 2008: Statement of Parliamentarians for Global Action On the Situation in Zimbabwe
• May 27, 2008: PGA Welcomes the Arrest of Jean-Pierre Bemba
• January 28, 2008: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopts innovative pro-ICC Resolution

• December 5, 2007: Parliamentarians Urge the UN Security Council to Take Action to End Impunity in Darfur
  
• March 28, 2007: PGA Congratulates the Yemen Parliament and Looks Forward to Yemen Swiftly Becoming the 105th State Party to the Rome Statute of the ICC
• February 6, 2007: Parliamentarians From Across Asia and the World Meet in Philippines to Consider Regulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons and a Proposed Arms Trade Treaty
  

• November 22, 2006: Government of Japan and Parliamentarians for Global Action Announce Parliamentary Forum on Human Security and the International Criminal Court
  
• November 7, 2006: Chad Becomes the 104th State Party of the ICC
  
• October 31, 2006: PGA to Host its Third Provincial Parliamentary Seminar on HIV / AIDS Policy in Lahore, Pakistan
  
• August 28, 2006: St. Kitts and Nevis Joins the ICC as its 102nd State Party
• August 28, 2006: The Comoros Joins the ICC as its 101st State Party
• June 9, 2006: Parliamentarians From Around the World Gather in Tbilisi, Georgia to Discuss Small Arms and Light Weapons Control and Regulation
• May 25, 2006: Bahrain to Ratify ICC Soon - Legislators Meet in Lebanon to advance International Justice and Accountability
  
• January 29, 2006: Pakistani Legislators, International Policy-Makers, & UN Representatives Meet to Discuss Priorities for Containing the HIV Epidemic in Pakistan
  
• January 25, 2006: Parliamentarians Cross Political Party Lines to Address HIV & AIDS
  

• June 21, 2005: Mexico Poised to Become 100th State Party to the ICC
  
• March 20, 2005: First Proceedings Against Congolese Warlord Mark a New Phase in International Criminal Courts (ICC)'s History
• March 15, 2005: Parliamentary Group Welcomes Kenya's Ratification of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Statute
  
• January 06, 2005: In Midst of Acute Health Crisis of the Asian Tsunami, Parliamentarians Meet to Develop Strategies for Improving Regions' Health System

• September 9, 2004: PGA Announces Parliamentary Dialogue Between Zimbabwean PGA Members and United Kingdom PGA Members
  
• July 3, 2004: PGA Announces Seminar on Parliamentary Ethics and Accountability
• June 24, 2004: Parliamentary Group Welcomes the Withdrawl of Security Council Resolution 1487 on the ICC
• June 17, 2004: Parliamentary Group Urges Governments to Oppose Renewal of Security Council Resolution
• February 6, 2004: PGA Hosts Parliamentary Seminar on Human Trafficking for West Africa
  

• August 13, 2002: PGA Announces the re-formation of its Swedish National Group