The Hon Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Justice Dr.Patrick Matibini, SC, FCIARB, MP, delivered a speech to the Plenary Session of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russia Federation on Wednesday, 18th April, 2018. This was the highlight of the Hon Speaker’s benchmark visit from 15th to 20th April, 2018 to the Russian Parliament to exchange views on best parliamentary practices.

Geneva, 28 March 2018
 
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) expressed serious concerns about the scale and type of alleged human rights violations of parliamentarians in Cambodia, the Maldives, Turkey and Venezuela with the effect of jeopardizing parliamentary democracy in these countries.
 

The Mid Year Meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee was held at Hilton Resort and Spa Hotel, Flic en Flac, Mauritius from 20^th to 25^th of March 2018.

This is the Executive Committee Meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) that exists and works in tandem with the entire CPA in order to develop, promote and support Commonwealth Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff to identify benchmarks of good governance and to implement the enduring values of the Commonwealth.

Statement by Senator Gabriela Cuevas Barron, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
 
8 March 2018
 
On International Women’s Day, the Inter-Parliamentary Union proudly joins the worldwide efforts to achieve gender equality. As IPU President, I call upon male and female parliamentarians and men and women of all ages to join the fight for a better society marked by justice, equality and parity.
 

For immediate release, 28 February, 2018

The First Deputy Speaker, Hon Catherine Namugala, MP, has implored Members of Parliament to take keen interest in child, early and forced marriage issues as the law makers have a special mandate to protect children and women as well as influence relevant national institutions to place issues related to the rights of these vulnerable groups at the top of the government’s political and development agenda.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Rt. Hon Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, MP on Wednesday, 21st February, 2018 launched the Parliament Television Studio at Parliament Buildings.

The 24th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) was officially opened by His Excellency Mr Danny Faure, President of the Republic of the Seychelles on Tuesday, 9th January, 2018 at the Savoy Hotel in Seychelles. He stated that, "this gathering provides an important forum for the sharing of experiences, collaboration and partnership across national parliaments of all independent sovereign states of the Commonwealth.

It is announced that the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia will be rejoining the membership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) from 1 January 2018. The 63rd CPA General Assembly, meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh at the 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, approved the application from the Parliament of Australia to reconstitute the Commonwealth of Australia Branch of the CPA following their application to re-join the CPA.

Geneva, 17 November 2017