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Inter Pares welcomes the Government of Canada’s announcement of new sanctions related to Burma. Yesterday, Canada, alongside the United States and the United Kingdom, announced new sanctions against individuals and entities whose support props up the illegitimate military regime in Burma. We are particularly supportive of Canada’s decision to include the State Administration Council in…
November 1, 2023
In your November Bulletin, we share a small sample of our more than 40 local counterparts’ tireless work in Burma.
November 1, 2023
Today, Burma is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist.
October 25, 2023
Amidst the chaos of conflict in Burma, people like Khu Lay are finding hope in structures many in other countries take for granted: regional governments.
October 17, 2023
September 30 marks the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It’s a day to honour the children who never came home from residential schools, and the survivors. It’s a day to acknowledge and learn from the history of this country now known as Canada, so we can work for a more just present. If…
September 30, 2023
For the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, Inter Pares is inviting waged workers who have the capacity to do so to donate one day’s wages to Indigenous organizations or individuals that are promoting Indigenous rights and wellbeing. This year, Inter Pares staff are donating to five organizations: The First Nations Child…
September 25, 2023
In our 2022 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of transforming systems – the feminist way.
May 10, 2023
The civil society organizations in Burma are doing double duty: providing emergency support to communities and building the systems they need for a democratic future.
May 10, 2023
April 28, 2023–Ottawa Inter Pares has been monitoring the situation in Sudan since intense fighting broke out in the capital city Khartoum on April 15. Temporary ceasefires have enabled the evacuation of many foreign nationals from the country, including many Canadians. In the absence of journalists, humanitarians and other members of the international community as…
April 28, 2023
April 20, 2023—Ottawa Inter Pares is saddened and alarmed by the recent outbreak of violence in Sudan, which remains ongoing. We are monitoring the situation closely. On Saturday, April 15 fighting broke out in Khartoum, Sudan between paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the military. As of April 19, around 300 people had been killed…
April 20, 2023