A high-level conference for parliaments in West and Central Africa currently experiencing transitions, focusing on The role of transitional legislative institutions in restoring a sustainable constitutional order, has concluded in Libreville, Gabon. The two-day event, on 5 and 6 May 2025, offered an opportunity for parliamentary leaders from Chad, Gabon and Guinea to exchange views […]
The IPU condemns in the strongest possible terms the assassination of Mr. Charles Ong’ondo Were, an opposition Kenyan member of parliament on 30 April 2025. Mr. Were died after being shot by gunmen when his vehicle stopped at a traffic light in Nairobi in what the Kenyan police are describing as a targeted and premediated […]
I am delighted to have led a recent British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union visit to Côte d’Ivoire in February, especially in light of the upcoming Presidential election in October 2025. Alongside my fellow delegates Baroness Blackstone, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Marsha De Cordova MP, Baroness Hooper and Kate Osamor MP, we were able to gain a fantastic […]
In the lead-up to Human Rights Day, the IPU continue to express grave concerns over the ever growing number of human rights violations against parliamentarians worldwide. The number of cases brought before the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians has more than tripled in the last decade, from 311 in 2014 to 956 […]
As the 149th IPU Assembly concluded this week, the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians reported on its latest caseload detailing severe human rights violations faced by hundreds of MPs worldwide. The most common violations include attacks on freedom of expression, suspension or loss of parliamentary mandate, threats, intimidation, torture, arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance. […]
The 2024 Cremer-Passy Prize, the MP of the year award, has been awarded to Dr. Haroun Kabadi, former President of the National Assembly of Chad (2011 to 2021) in recognition of his exceptional work in promoting peace and security. Currently, Dr. Kabadi heads Chad’s National Transitional Council, which is playing the role of legislative body […]
In a collaborative effort, the IPU and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) have conducted a study aimed at enhancing the capacities of national parliaments to address the health needs of vulnerable and marginalized women, children and adolescents. This study underscores the importance of evidence-based approaches and the necessity for continuous monitoring […]
The Inter-Parliamentary Union welcomes the Parliament of Gambia’s recent vote to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), rejecting a controversial bill seeking to reverse the law. On July 15 parliamentarians voted down the proposed law following months of public debate and advocacy efforts. IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong, who had been vocal in his […]
The IPU strongly deplores the loss of life and the violence that occurred yesterday at the Kenyan Parliament. On behalf of the global parliamentary community, the IPU urges all parties to exercise restraint and calls on the authorities to refrain from any acts of brutality. The IPU firmly believes in the right of the Kenyan […]
Helen Clark, PMNCH Board Chair; Joy Phumaphi and Githinji Gitahi, Co-Chairs, PMNCH Advocacy and Partner Engagement Committee; Flavia Bustreo, Chair, PMNCH Governance and Ethics Committee; Martin Chungong, Secretary General, Inter-Parliamentary Union. As the world’s leading alliance committed to the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents, including the most vulnerable, the Partnership for Maternal, […]
