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The Caribbean Workshop on Human Trafficking, Forced Labour and Contemporary Forms of Exploitation, organized by CPA UK, took place online from February 2 and 3, 2021. Parliamentarians and officials taking part in the workshop represented the UK, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and ...

As the representative of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), it was both an honour and a privilege to be chosen to represent Canada as an observer to this conference. Overall, it was both proactive and visionary as it relates to the “economic downturn”. The speakers were renowned and presented a realistic overview of the situation. Monday, June 15th

From 22–24 February 2022, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) UK, in partnership with the non-governmental organization Mission 89, held a virtual workshop to explore techniques to prevent sports trafficking, a form of human trafficking where individuals are “exploited through the false promise of the opportunity to ...

From 22–24 February 2022, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) UK, in partnership with the non-governmental organization Mission 89, held a virtual workshop to explore techniques to prevent sports trafficking, a form of human trafficking where individuals are “exploited through the false promise of the opportunity to ...

The Eighth Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians was held from 26-27 July 2008 at Wroxton College in Oxfordshire. The workshop included the following panel sessions: · Holding Government to Account · Enhancing Accountability · Parliaments and the Internet · Consequences of Devolution in the Uk · Gendered Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament · Legislative Developments in ...

Caroline Waters OBE, Deputy Chair of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission The Honourable Eugene Mussolini M.P., Member of the Rwandan Chamber of Deputies for Persons with Disabilities Richard Rieser, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Disabled Person's Forum Bonface Massah, Commissioner, Malawi Human Rights Commission

UK has moved to a fixed term Parliament and the Prime Minister needs a two-thirds majority to invoke early dissolution. England has its first peace time Coalition government so opposition is limited. The House of Lords composition is undergoing transformation and its future is being hotly debated.

Caroline Waters OBE, Deputy Chair of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission The Honourable Eugene Mussolini M.P., Member of the Rwandan Chamber of Deputies for Persons with Disabilities Richard Rieser, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Disabled Person's Forum Bonface Massah, Commissioner, Malawi Human Rights Commission

CPC Virtual Workshop: Social Media - A Curse or a Blessing? By videoconference Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)

A bilateral Canada / UK meeting was held with representatives of the UK House of Lords and the House of Commons on common CPA concerns. The excellent speech made by the distinguished Sir Alan Haselhurst was discussed. Technical issues concerning the charity status and obligations of CPA pursuant to UK charity legislation was reviewed.