Roundtable discussion: Implications of Transnational Far-right Activity for global LGBTQI+ rights
Organised by the PHRG and Protection Approaches. Guest Speakers:  Frank Mugisha  - Executive Director, Sexual Minorities Uganda  Erick...
Feb 12
Guatemala: The Persecution of Anti-Corruption Officials and Activists (Meeting with Virginia Laparra - the “anti-mafia prosecutor" of Guatemala)
Guests:  Virginia Laparra - worked with the Prosecutor’s Office from 2006; then from 2016, Head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office...
Feb 4
Panel Event in support of UN Treaty on Autonomous Weapons Systems
Panel Members:  Alexi Drew – Technology Policy Advisor, ICRC  Delegation to the UK and the Republic of Ireland .  Ambassad or...
Feb 4
Peace Without Justice? Ending Impunity in Post-Conflict Nepal
Peace Without Justice? Ending Impunity in Post-Conflict Nepal: Report Launch and Roundtable Discussion 22.10.24    In attendance :  ...
Oct 22, 2024
Meeting with representatives from Armenian Civil Society Organisations
In attendance: Naira Sultanyan - Director, Democracy Development Foundation (DDF) Tatevik Khachatryan - Senior Program Manager, DDF Areg...
Sep 25, 2024
Dissolution of Parliament
As of the 30th May 2024 Parliament was dissolved for a general election. In line with the Rules on All-Party Parliamentary Groups, the...
May 30, 2024
Roundtable Discussion on Colombian HRDs and communities at risk
The PHRG, in conjunction with Peace Brigades International UK (PBI UK), hosted a meeting with Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) from the...
May 15, 2024
Informal Meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on HRDs, Mary Lawlor
The PHRG had the pleasure of meeting Mary Lawlor in Parliament to discuss the work she is doing in fulfilment of her mandate, and some...
Apr 24, 2024
Roundtable Discussion with WHRDs from Colombia
The PHRG and the Women, Peace and Security APPG were delighted to host two women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) from Colombia on 17 April...
Apr 17, 2024
Informal Discussion with John Smith Fellows
The PHRG was delighted to speak with John Smith Fellows, including from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, about the work of the UK...
Mar 12, 2024
Parliamentary celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
The PHRG and the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, together with many human rights organisations and defenders*, invited...
Dec 5, 2023
Roundtable Discussion: Remembering detained Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Saudi Arabia
The PHRG was updated on the cases of detained HRDs in Saudi Arabia, from representatives of ALQST and the relative of one of the detained...
Nov 28, 2023
Roundtable Discussion: Where do I belong? The Plight of Stateless Persons with a focus on Pakistan
The PHRG organised this roundtable to consider the global phenomenon of statelessness, with a focus on marginalised communities in South...
Nov 21, 2023
Parliamentary Launch of Report on Threats to Democracy in Guatemala
Parliamentary Launch of  International Delegation of Independent Lawyers' Report  on  Failure to Protect Indigenous Rights and Threats...
Oct 18, 2023
Panel Event on The implications of President Erdogan’s election for Türkiye and the wider world
The PHRG organised this event to consider the domestic and international implications of President Erdogan winning a third term in...
Sep 6, 2023