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Canadian coalition calls for urgent action to uphold civil liberties and Charter rights at protests and encampments across the country May 15, 2024 | Read more
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The Immigrant Workers Centre to receive 2018 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Apr 18, 2018 | Read more
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Our Work: By issue Peace and Democracy About this issue Around the world, citizens' groups are promoting broad participation in the process of democratization. These efforts aim to re-establish the power and accountability of governments to set social and economic policies that protect and promote the interests of all citizens. It can only be attained through sustainable peace, promoting justice, tolerance, participation, equality and reconciliation. Our Work on this issue Inter Pares and our counterparts are creating possibilities for a local development that responds to people’s needs and promotes broad participation. We foster integration, reinforced by regional, national and international linkages. Local power has enormous potential, not only in ensuring participation and self-governance at the local level, but also in laying the foundation for democratization. Sub-issuesArmed conflictCivil libertiesFreedom of expressionGovernanceHumanitarian reliefHuman rightsImpunityIndigenous & ethnic rightsMilitarizationPeacebuilding Latest Updates Peace and DemocracySudan CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS | Inter Pares and SUWRA launch Canadian civil society working group on Sudan In recognition of the escalating crisis in Sudan, Inter Pares and Sudanese Women Rights Action (SUWRA) are coordinating a new working group on Suda Peace and DemocracyBurma Head of Burma counterpart wins international editorial leadership award Big congratulations to our collaborator, Nan Paw Gay, winner of the 2024 Women in News Editorial Leadership Award. Peace and DemocracyBurma Canadians call for sanctions on Myanmar state-owned energy firm MOGE The move, which would be in step with Canada’s closest allies, would block the controversial sale of a major stake in the Yadana pipeline to a little-known Canadian firm. Violence against womenPeace and DemocracySudan What is happening in Sudan? When war broke out in Sudan on April 15, 2023, it was sudden, unexpected and decades in the making. Load more Our Impact on this issue Peace and DemocracyAsia Improving the lives of the poor in Bangladesh by mobilizing people to claim their rights to land, education and healthcare. Read related update > Peace and DemocracyLatin America Creating a better future for Las Pavas community, encompassing thousands of internally displaced people in Colombia. Read related update > Peace and DemocracyAsia Bringing community-based organizations together to ensure that civilian concerns are included in ceasefire negotiation processes in Burma. Read related update > See all impacts Related Counterparts Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (Frayba) Peace and DemocracyLatin America Centro de Desarrollo Andino (SISAY) Peace and DemocracyLatin America Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) Women's Rights & Gender JusticeBurma Colombia Diversa Peace and DemocracyLatin America Corporación Arazá Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Humanas Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Load more Related Voices Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada Erin Sirett, a unique relationship to Inter Pares Erin Sirett is a current donor, but she also has a unique relationship to Inter Pares. She did her Ph.D. research on Inter Pares! Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Forced sterilizations in Peru: Survivors seek justice Victoria Saccsara leads a group of survivors of forced sterilization in her region advocating for reparations from the Peruvian government. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Stories of Solidarity: Indigenous Women's Leadership in Burma Naw K’nyaw Paw shares how the Karen Women's Organization strengthens women’s leadership and political participation. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Stories of Solidarity: Women Uprising in Sudan Dr. Asha El-Karib shares how Sudanese women catalyzed ground-breaking political change and continue to organize. Load more Related Resources See all related resources Annual report 2023 | Existence is resistance Peace and Democracy Annual Reports #KeepEyesOnSudan Violence against womenPeace and DemocracySudan Bulletins Burma: resistance and resilience Women’s healthPeace and DemocracyBurma Bulletins Related Staff Nikki Richard Samantha McGavin Jean Symes Rita Morbia 1 2 3 4 next last
Peace and DemocracySudan CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS | Inter Pares and SUWRA launch Canadian civil society working group on Sudan In recognition of the escalating crisis in Sudan, Inter Pares and Sudanese Women Rights Action (SUWRA) are coordinating a new working group on Suda
Peace and DemocracyBurma Head of Burma counterpart wins international editorial leadership award Big congratulations to our collaborator, Nan Paw Gay, winner of the 2024 Women in News Editorial Leadership Award.
Peace and DemocracyBurma Canadians call for sanctions on Myanmar state-owned energy firm MOGE The move, which would be in step with Canada’s closest allies, would block the controversial sale of a major stake in the Yadana pipeline to a little-known Canadian firm.
Violence against womenPeace and DemocracySudan What is happening in Sudan? When war broke out in Sudan on April 15, 2023, it was sudden, unexpected and decades in the making.
Peace and DemocracyAsia Improving the lives of the poor in Bangladesh by mobilizing people to claim their rights to land, education and healthcare. Read related update >
Peace and DemocracyLatin America Creating a better future for Las Pavas community, encompassing thousands of internally displaced people in Colombia. Read related update >
Peace and DemocracyAsia Bringing community-based organizations together to ensure that civilian concerns are included in ceasefire negotiation processes in Burma. Read related update >
Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada Erin Sirett, a unique relationship to Inter Pares Erin Sirett is a current donor, but she also has a unique relationship to Inter Pares. She did her Ph.D. research on Inter Pares!
Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Forced sterilizations in Peru: Survivors seek justice Victoria Saccsara leads a group of survivors of forced sterilization in her region advocating for reparations from the Peruvian government.
Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Stories of Solidarity: Indigenous Women's Leadership in Burma Naw K’nyaw Paw shares how the Karen Women's Organization strengthens women’s leadership and political participation.
Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Stories of Solidarity: Women Uprising in Sudan Dr. Asha El-Karib shares how Sudanese women catalyzed ground-breaking political change and continue to organize.