The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has condemned the violent attack on Canada’s Parliament, which killed two people, and is expressing its solidarity with the Canadian people and their representatives at this very difficult time. Contact: jep@ipu.org.
Condemning the serious human rights abuses by armed rebel groups in northern Mali, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is backing international military efforts to regain control of the area. In an emergency resolution being adopted at the closing session of the 127th IPU Assembly in Quebec City, IPU members strongly condemned the killings, abuses and violations … Read more
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will be sending fact-finding missions to the Maldives and Turkey as part of renewed efforts to resolve cases involving the human rights of MPs. The decisions are among the many being adopted by IPU during its 127th Assembly in Quebec City, Que., upon the recommendation of its committee on the Human … Read more
On the eve of its 127th Assembly, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) said that diversity in all its forms needs to be respected and protected as never before to ensure peace in a highly polarized world. Union president Abdelwahad Radi said that the world is becoming increasingly and more frighteningly divided along political, religious, racial and … Read more
