This session, jointly hosted by Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) and ParlAmericas, will bring together parliamentarians and civil society representatives from the Caribbean SIDS for a dialogue on the Escazú Agreement
Participants benefited from several expert presentations. Points of Action were identified at the conclusion of the Workshop to promote accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in participant States in the region.
the work of the organization and to encourage them to become PGA members
PGA seeks to protect and promote liberties and freedoms for all individuals against a vision of curtailment that employs a rhetoric based on ‘traditional values and norms’ to discriminate and divide.
Grenada joining the Convention on Cybercrime may set an example for other countries of the Caribbean region to follow.
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Date | Event | Location | Campaign |
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15-17 May | Visit of MPs from Suriname to the Hague/ ICC | The Hague, The Netherlands | Rome Statute of the ICC |
14-15 May | Democracy Summit | Copenhagen, Denmark | Democratic Renewal and Human Rights |
17 May | Parliamentary Messages for the Commemoration of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia | Virtual | SOGI Campaign |
22 May | Parliamentary Messages for the Commemoration of International Day for Biological Diversity | Virtual | Climate Action Campaign |
May/June | Virtual regional parliamentary workshop on Marine Protected Areas | São Tomé and Príncipe | Protection of the Oceans |
June | Behind Closed Doors: the Consequences of Child, Early and Forced Marriage | TBC | CEFM Campaign |
PGA organizes a successful Regional Pacific Islands Parliamentary Workshop in Fiji to promote accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime with high level participants from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kirbati, New Zealand, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. #cybersecurity #cybercrime pic.twitter.com/97FyXAACG4
— Parliamentarians for Global Action (@PGAction) May 6, 2024
PGA Member Senator Wade Mark in Trinidad and Tobago encourages the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to accelerate efforts to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime #cybercrimehttps://t.co/x4yj96UFWF
— Parliamentarians for Global Action (@PGAction) May 2, 2024
PGA is pleased to welcome 22 new members in April from Chile, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Somalia and Zambia. Parliamentarians are welcome to join us at - https://t.co/l98HMvKgbx pic.twitter.com/XGfg9nnVQq
— Parliamentarians for Global Action (@PGAction) May 2, 2024
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