Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Feb 4, 2021 | Read more
Inter Pares welcomes Canada’s feminist realignment of international assistance Jun 9, 2017 | Read more
Stopping the unstoppable: Citizen resistance to exterminator technology in Burkina Faso Sep 4, 2019 | Read more
The Immigrant Workers Centre to receive 2018 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Apr 18, 2018 | Read more
“Until We Find Them”: Searching for missing loved ones on the road to the North Mar 11, 2019 | Read more
Karate and bodily autonomy: Helping girls in Bangladesh thrive through sport Dec 15, 2022 | Read more
News Keywords News Type - Any -In the NewsInsight & AnalysisUpdates Issue - Any -AgricultureAidArmed conflictEnvironmentFeminismHealth policyInternal displacementBiodiversityCivil libertiesCorporate accountabilityHealth promotionLandLGBTIQ2+ rightsMigrant labourFood policyFreedom of expressionHealth servicesNatural resourcesTax justiceUndocumented migrantsViolence against womenFood securityGovernanceRefugeesTradeWomen’s healthGenetic engineeringHumanitarian reliefWomen’s leadershipHuman rightsWomen's rightsImpunityIndigenous & ethnic rightsMilitarizationPeacebuildingWomen's Rights & Gender JusticePeace and DemocracyControl Over ResourcesEconomic JusticeFood SovereigntyHealthMigration Region - Any -Africa-Burkina Faso-Ghana-Guinea-Bissau-Kenya-Mali-Senegal-SudanAsia-Bangladesh-Burma-India-Malaysia-Philippines-ThailandCanadaLatin America-Colombia-El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras-Mexico-Peru Submit Sort By: Sort by DateAlphabetical Order AscDesc Results: 352 Inequalities: the central focus of a regional Leadership Forum in Kenya The Forum, organized by our long-term counterpart ACORD, brought together 47 African and international social justice activists. Armed conflictControl Over ResourcesAfrica Upholding the Law on Shifting Sands A courageous community in Bangladesh reclaims their land. Control Over ResourcesAsia The True Face of Landgrabs in West Africa Participatory research reveals disastrous impacts on communities. Control Over ResourcesAfrica How access to land leads to gender equality in Chiapas Inserting women’s perspective into the communal land system in Mexico. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Inter Pares participates in DFATD Consultation on Civil Society Partnerships Inter Pares made a series of policy recommendations to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) as part of a consultation process regarding Civil Society Partnerships. Canada Inter Pares strongly condemns the closing of Salmmah Women’s Center in Sudan Inter Pares strongly condemns the closing of the Salmmah Women’s Resource Center office based in Khartoum by state authorities in Sudan. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica A holistic approach to a dangerous disease The Back Pack Health Worker Team provides primary health care to a quarter of a million people. HealthBurma Understanding land acquisitions in West Africa Learn how farmers are working with Canadian researchers and Inter Pares to document the impact of landgrabs in Africa. Control Over ResourcesAfrica (In)Equality Matters: tax justice, tax havens and the international economy The global economy creates inequality and poverty, and bankrupts countries. This is irrational and unjust. Economic JusticeAfrica Tsilhqot’in First Nation fights mine to save Teztan Biny MiningWatch Canada supports British Columbia First Nations in their struggle to protect their livelihoods, land and water. Indigenous & ethnic rightsControl Over ResourcesCanada Canadians raised their voice for mining accountability on May 14th Over 80,000 people sent a letter or postcard to their MP to call for access to justice here in Canada for people who have been harmed by Canadian extractive companies abroad. Economic JusticeCanada Farmers in Ghana displaced for Canadian mine seek justice Farmers desperate after 10 year struggle for fair compensation for farms destroyed for Canadian mine. Control Over ResourcesAfrica Canadian solidarity with migrant workers Inter Pares promotes solidarity and collaboration between the migrant justice and food justice movements. Food SovereigntyCanada In Guatemala, Indigenous people seek justice after internal armed conflict Guatemalan Mayan community seeks justice around two emblematic cases that took place during the country's internal armed conflict. Peace and DemocracyLatin America Asha El-Karib and Amanda Dale: An ongoing conversation on women’s equality Two women’s rights activists from Canada and Sudan reflect on commonalities in the fight for women’s equality. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Making free trade into fairer trade: The work of Third World Network Sanya Reid Smith works for Inter Pares counterpart, Third World Network analyzing trade agreements such as the Trans Pacific Partnership. Economic JusticeCanada Public financing for women’s rights in the Philippines Likhaan, a women’s health organization in the Philippines, advocates for universal healthcare and reproductive rights. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Asian and West African activists share knowledge on biodiverse farming A knowledge-sharing exchange brings Asian and West African activists together to ensure food sovereignty. Food SovereigntyAfrica Civilian voices in Burma’s ceasefire negotiations Affected communities collaborate to pursue a peace based on civilian interests. Peace and DemocracyAsia Internally displaced struggle for land in Las Pavas, Colombia Displaced families of the community of Las Pavas in Colombia are working for a lasting solution after numerous forced evictions. Peace and DemocracyLatin America Analysing the causes and facing the consequences of migration in Zacualpa, Guatemala In Zacualpa, Guatemala, the Office of the Migrant attends to a community deeply affected by undocumented migration. MigrationLatin America The politics of food production Imported Bangladesh shrimp or Canadian-grown vegetables picked by migrant labour: it matters how food is produced. Human rightsFood SovereigntyAsia Medicare: Canadians can afford compassion Canada’s public healthcare system is sustainable but only if Canadians choose funding the system over tax cuts. Economic JusticeCanada Rejecting the cult of austerity – taxes are revenue for development Taxes are revenue countries need for development and are lost to tax havens resulting in austerity programs Economic JusticeCanada Crony capitalism: How ‘development’ led to armed conflict in Kachin State Uncontrolled resource development during a 17-year ceasefire impoverished Kachin State & reignited war in 2011. Armed conflictHuman rightsIndigenous & ethnic rightsControl Over ResourcesAsia Why is Burma’s “Ethnic Issue” Important? Multi-ethnic coalitions collaborate to build a diverse and peaceful Burma. Peace and DemocracyBurma Back Pack Health Worker Team provides critical care in Burma Follow the journey of BPHWT health workers as they provide care to villagers in Burma’s conflict areas. HealthBurma Building the foundations of peace in Burma Inter Pares’ long-term relationships with organizations such as the Karen Women Organization are part of a process of creating sustainable change. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Aid for refugees, by refugees Camps in Thailand are built and run by refugees themselves supported and monitored by The Border Consortium. Humanitarian reliefIndigenous & ethnic rightsMigrationAsia Chin people in Burma: Having a say on their land Chin Human Rights Organization documents human rights abuses and campaigns to ensure benefits for Indigenous people. Indigenous & ethnic rightsControl Over ResourcesAsia Towards a collective vision for advancing food sovereignty in Canada Food Secure Canada is committed to turning the People’s food Policy into reality, which promotes transforming our food system. Food SovereigntyCanada Canada Pension Plan fuels human rights abuses in Burma Burma’s Shwe Gas Project fuels armed conflict, rights abuses and poverty, with Canada Pension Plan financing. Control Over ResourcesBurma Third World Network: Talking trade and justice Third World Network monitors agreements around the world in order to help southern countries advocate for fairer trade regimes. Economic JusticeAsia Advocating in India for millet production to help small farmers Forming a network in India to advocate for small farmer millet-based agriculture to improve food security. Control Over ResourcesAsia Protecting biodiversity and building food sovereignty in Guinea-Bissau Tiniguena, an organization in Guinea-Bissau, celebrates 20 years of struggle for emancipation and biodiversity conservation. Food SovereigntyAfrica Communities in Burma challenge destructive development of natural resources Burma Rivers Network monitors dam projects, promotes ecological sustainability and social justice in resource development. Human rightsControl Over ResourcesBurma Health is always political: The work of Likhaan and the Mae Tao Clinic Inter Pares facilitated an exchange between the Mae Tao Clinic for Burmese refugees and Likhaan in the Philippines. Women’s leadershipHealthAsia The importance of feminist methodology in Inter Pares’ work and structure Feminism is key to our programming and structure, with values of equality, collaboration and coalition-building. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Inter Pares puts feminism into practice through coalition building Inter Pares advances social justice in Canada and abroad bringing a strong feminist analysis to coalition work. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada Make dinner or be dinner People are creating Canada's first comprehensive food sovereignty policy based on a vision of a society in which nobody goes hungry. Food SovereigntyCanada The Gradual Instant - Change from the Ground Up Moments of revolution arise out of the patient work of organizing ourselves around shared goals. Peace and Democracy Africa: equality, the law, and women’s well-being African women struggling for access to justice for sexual violence insist women’s equality is essential. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica A cultural and gender sensitive approach to trauma healing in Guatemala and Peru Local organizations in Peru and Guatemala are working to heal the deep scars of the internal armed conflicts left on indigenous women. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Doctors from Canada and Burma exchange lessons on refugee health care Inter Pares connects people delivering community-based healthcare for patients caught up in poverty and conflict. HealthBurmaThailandCanada Rights activist Charm Tong shares struggle for democracy in Burma with Canadians She shared stories with Canadians and presented before a parliamentary committee the human rights situation in Burma. Peace and DemocracyBurma Canadian civil society organizes for corporate accountability Mining Watch Canada, the Halifax Initiative and Inter Pares advocate for responsible behavior from Canadian companies Human rightsEconomic JusticeCanada Salmmah: Young Sudanese women challenge taboos Salmmah Women’s Resource Centre works with young women and men to challenge discriminatory norms and laws in Sudan. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Dig In! An interactive workshop on food sovereignty CBAN, Check Your Head, and the National Farmers Union Youth created a toolkit to better the food system in Canada. Food SovereigntyCanada Defeating fear by building solidarity: the work of ICLMG ICLMG comprises 38 Canadian organizations & monitors the impact of security legislation on civil rights Peace and DemocracyCanada Sold into Slavery: Burma’s refugees exploited by Malaysian traffickers and authorities Refugees fleeing abuse in Burma are sold by traffickers in Malaysia and south Thailand, with official complicity. Violence against womenGovernanceHuman rightsUndocumented migrantsRefugeesBurmaMalaysiaThailand « first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 next › last »
Inequalities: the central focus of a regional Leadership Forum in Kenya The Forum, organized by our long-term counterpart ACORD, brought together 47 African and international social justice activists. Armed conflictControl Over ResourcesAfrica
Upholding the Law on Shifting Sands A courageous community in Bangladesh reclaims their land. Control Over ResourcesAsia
The True Face of Landgrabs in West Africa Participatory research reveals disastrous impacts on communities. Control Over ResourcesAfrica
How access to land leads to gender equality in Chiapas Inserting women’s perspective into the communal land system in Mexico. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America
Inter Pares participates in DFATD Consultation on Civil Society Partnerships Inter Pares made a series of policy recommendations to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) as part of a consultation process regarding Civil Society Partnerships. Canada
Inter Pares strongly condemns the closing of Salmmah Women’s Center in Sudan Inter Pares strongly condemns the closing of the Salmmah Women’s Resource Center office based in Khartoum by state authorities in Sudan. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
A holistic approach to a dangerous disease The Back Pack Health Worker Team provides primary health care to a quarter of a million people. HealthBurma
Understanding land acquisitions in West Africa Learn how farmers are working with Canadian researchers and Inter Pares to document the impact of landgrabs in Africa. Control Over ResourcesAfrica
(In)Equality Matters: tax justice, tax havens and the international economy The global economy creates inequality and poverty, and bankrupts countries. This is irrational and unjust. Economic JusticeAfrica
Tsilhqot’in First Nation fights mine to save Teztan Biny MiningWatch Canada supports British Columbia First Nations in their struggle to protect their livelihoods, land and water. Indigenous & ethnic rightsControl Over ResourcesCanada
Canadians raised their voice for mining accountability on May 14th Over 80,000 people sent a letter or postcard to their MP to call for access to justice here in Canada for people who have been harmed by Canadian extractive companies abroad. Economic JusticeCanada
Farmers in Ghana displaced for Canadian mine seek justice Farmers desperate after 10 year struggle for fair compensation for farms destroyed for Canadian mine. Control Over ResourcesAfrica
Canadian solidarity with migrant workers Inter Pares promotes solidarity and collaboration between the migrant justice and food justice movements. Food SovereigntyCanada
In Guatemala, Indigenous people seek justice after internal armed conflict Guatemalan Mayan community seeks justice around two emblematic cases that took place during the country's internal armed conflict. Peace and DemocracyLatin America
Asha El-Karib and Amanda Dale: An ongoing conversation on women’s equality Two women’s rights activists from Canada and Sudan reflect on commonalities in the fight for women’s equality. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Making free trade into fairer trade: The work of Third World Network Sanya Reid Smith works for Inter Pares counterpart, Third World Network analyzing trade agreements such as the Trans Pacific Partnership. Economic JusticeCanada
Public financing for women’s rights in the Philippines Likhaan, a women’s health organization in the Philippines, advocates for universal healthcare and reproductive rights. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Asian and West African activists share knowledge on biodiverse farming A knowledge-sharing exchange brings Asian and West African activists together to ensure food sovereignty. Food SovereigntyAfrica
Civilian voices in Burma’s ceasefire negotiations Affected communities collaborate to pursue a peace based on civilian interests. Peace and DemocracyAsia
Internally displaced struggle for land in Las Pavas, Colombia Displaced families of the community of Las Pavas in Colombia are working for a lasting solution after numerous forced evictions. Peace and DemocracyLatin America
Analysing the causes and facing the consequences of migration in Zacualpa, Guatemala In Zacualpa, Guatemala, the Office of the Migrant attends to a community deeply affected by undocumented migration. MigrationLatin America
The politics of food production Imported Bangladesh shrimp or Canadian-grown vegetables picked by migrant labour: it matters how food is produced. Human rightsFood SovereigntyAsia
Medicare: Canadians can afford compassion Canada’s public healthcare system is sustainable but only if Canadians choose funding the system over tax cuts. Economic JusticeCanada
Rejecting the cult of austerity – taxes are revenue for development Taxes are revenue countries need for development and are lost to tax havens resulting in austerity programs Economic JusticeCanada
Crony capitalism: How ‘development’ led to armed conflict in Kachin State Uncontrolled resource development during a 17-year ceasefire impoverished Kachin State & reignited war in 2011. Armed conflictHuman rightsIndigenous & ethnic rightsControl Over ResourcesAsia
Why is Burma’s “Ethnic Issue” Important? Multi-ethnic coalitions collaborate to build a diverse and peaceful Burma. Peace and DemocracyBurma
Back Pack Health Worker Team provides critical care in Burma Follow the journey of BPHWT health workers as they provide care to villagers in Burma’s conflict areas. HealthBurma
Building the foundations of peace in Burma Inter Pares’ long-term relationships with organizations such as the Karen Women Organization are part of a process of creating sustainable change. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Aid for refugees, by refugees Camps in Thailand are built and run by refugees themselves supported and monitored by The Border Consortium. Humanitarian reliefIndigenous & ethnic rightsMigrationAsia
Chin people in Burma: Having a say on their land Chin Human Rights Organization documents human rights abuses and campaigns to ensure benefits for Indigenous people. Indigenous & ethnic rightsControl Over ResourcesAsia
Towards a collective vision for advancing food sovereignty in Canada Food Secure Canada is committed to turning the People’s food Policy into reality, which promotes transforming our food system. Food SovereigntyCanada
Canada Pension Plan fuels human rights abuses in Burma Burma’s Shwe Gas Project fuels armed conflict, rights abuses and poverty, with Canada Pension Plan financing. Control Over ResourcesBurma
Third World Network: Talking trade and justice Third World Network monitors agreements around the world in order to help southern countries advocate for fairer trade regimes. Economic JusticeAsia
Advocating in India for millet production to help small farmers Forming a network in India to advocate for small farmer millet-based agriculture to improve food security. Control Over ResourcesAsia
Protecting biodiversity and building food sovereignty in Guinea-Bissau Tiniguena, an organization in Guinea-Bissau, celebrates 20 years of struggle for emancipation and biodiversity conservation. Food SovereigntyAfrica
Communities in Burma challenge destructive development of natural resources Burma Rivers Network monitors dam projects, promotes ecological sustainability and social justice in resource development. Human rightsControl Over ResourcesBurma
Health is always political: The work of Likhaan and the Mae Tao Clinic Inter Pares facilitated an exchange between the Mae Tao Clinic for Burmese refugees and Likhaan in the Philippines. Women’s leadershipHealthAsia
The importance of feminist methodology in Inter Pares’ work and structure Feminism is key to our programming and structure, with values of equality, collaboration and coalition-building. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Inter Pares puts feminism into practice through coalition building Inter Pares advances social justice in Canada and abroad bringing a strong feminist analysis to coalition work. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada
Make dinner or be dinner People are creating Canada's first comprehensive food sovereignty policy based on a vision of a society in which nobody goes hungry. Food SovereigntyCanada
The Gradual Instant - Change from the Ground Up Moments of revolution arise out of the patient work of organizing ourselves around shared goals. Peace and Democracy
Africa: equality, the law, and women’s well-being African women struggling for access to justice for sexual violence insist women’s equality is essential. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
A cultural and gender sensitive approach to trauma healing in Guatemala and Peru Local organizations in Peru and Guatemala are working to heal the deep scars of the internal armed conflicts left on indigenous women. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America
Doctors from Canada and Burma exchange lessons on refugee health care Inter Pares connects people delivering community-based healthcare for patients caught up in poverty and conflict. HealthBurmaThailandCanada
Rights activist Charm Tong shares struggle for democracy in Burma with Canadians She shared stories with Canadians and presented before a parliamentary committee the human rights situation in Burma. Peace and DemocracyBurma
Canadian civil society organizes for corporate accountability Mining Watch Canada, the Halifax Initiative and Inter Pares advocate for responsible behavior from Canadian companies Human rightsEconomic JusticeCanada
Salmmah: Young Sudanese women challenge taboos Salmmah Women’s Resource Centre works with young women and men to challenge discriminatory norms and laws in Sudan. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Dig In! An interactive workshop on food sovereignty CBAN, Check Your Head, and the National Farmers Union Youth created a toolkit to better the food system in Canada. Food SovereigntyCanada
Defeating fear by building solidarity: the work of ICLMG ICLMG comprises 38 Canadian organizations & monitors the impact of security legislation on civil rights Peace and DemocracyCanada
Sold into Slavery: Burma’s refugees exploited by Malaysian traffickers and authorities Refugees fleeing abuse in Burma are sold by traffickers in Malaysia and south Thailand, with official complicity. Violence against womenGovernanceHuman rightsUndocumented migrantsRefugeesBurmaMalaysiaThailand