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The twin fights for reproductive health and LGBTQI+ rights in Guatemala

2022 saw a major threat to bodily autonomy in Guatemala.

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Forced sterilization: Finding light after the darkness

In Peru during the 1990s, hundreds of thousands of women were forcibly sterilized under a government program.

Speak my language: connecting through isolation with memes

The early pandemic was a dark time for everyone in metropolitan Manila – especially youth.

Circle of hope and solidarity in Sudan

In 2019, footage went viral of 22-year-old Alaa Salah leading Sudanese crowds in protest chants.

2nd National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Events, webinars, media, and solidarity actions in the National Capital Region on Algonquin Territory.

Privacy please: Respecting community women’s health rights in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh’s patriarchal society, our counterpart organization, Nijera Kori, brings poor, marginalized women together in local groups.

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Indigenous voices at the heart of resistance in Burma

Indigenous activists are refusing to let inequalities of past struggles repeat themselves.

Sudan’s legal advocates finding their voice

The Sudanese constitution guarantees gender equality. But paradoxically, the “personal status laws” mandate a woman’s obedience to her husband.

Fighting for sex-ed in El Salvador

Wendy is part of a network of young people advocating for comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in El Salvador.

Inter Pares reacts to US Supreme Court ruling on abortion

Inter Pares believes that abortion is healthcare, and fundamental to one’s bodily autonomy.

Six young women, each wearing a medical face mask, sit around a table looking at a poster of two situations: one marked with a red "X" and the other marked with a green check mark.

Government of Canada supports new Inter Pares program in Burma/Myanmar

Inter Pares begins new project in support of civil society in Burma/Myanmar.

There can be no justice without truth

For five years, Colombia Diversa has been supporting LGBTIQ+ participation.

Decolonization here at home

Since our founding, we have sought to understand our role as an anti-colonial organization in a sector with deep colonial roots.

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BOOK LAUNCH: Sacred Bundles Unborn by Morningstar Mercredi

Join us for the launch of a new book about the ongoing practice of forced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada.

Coup Contagion and Activist Resistance in Sudan & Burma

Last year was marked not only by COVID-19, but by another type of pandemic: coup contagion.

A year of unimaginable change

Our Annual Report 2021 is out!

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Forced sterilizations in Peru: Survivors seek justice

In Peru between 1996 and 2001, more than 270,000 women were sterilized under a government-run program.

Women-Led Agroecology is Climate Action

In Guinea-Bissau, women’s collectives and community organizations are fighting climate change through the way they produce and prepare food.

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Five creative and time-tested advocacy tactics

Advocacy work to change government policy can multiply the impact of a small organization.

Human Rights and the Environment should be Non-Partisan Issues

Bills Introduced to Protect People and the Planet Warrant All-Party Support.

WEBINAR - Combatting gender-based violence: Grassroots strategies withSheelu Francis, president of the Tamil Nadu Women's Collective - Tuesday, March 29 10 AM EDT / 7:30 PM IST

WATCH | Combatting gender-based violence: Grassroots strategies

Sheelu Francis joined Inter Pares for a discussion on strategies for combatting gender-based violence.

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Sudanese Women at the Frontlines of Resistance

In October 2021, the Sudanese military seized control of the country’s government.

On March 8, We want...

In many parts of the world, March 8 is a major day to denounce discrimination, inequality and violence against all women.

Women's Rights & Gender Justice

Court rules Ottawa can maintain secrecy on aid to Goldcorp in human rights dispute

Press Release

Congrats to Rita Morbia, Karen Takacs Award winner! 

Please join us in congratulating Rita on this very well-deserved recognition!

The art of emancipation

Tiniguena has preserved tropical forest by supporting a network of community forest led by local people.

Seeing our lives through our own eyes

For more than 35 years, Deccan Development Society has worked with poor, Dalit caste women farmers.

Promoting trans-inclusion through art in Colombia

In Quindío, Colombia, trans women have created Kathleya Trans, a grassroots group that combats violence.

Understanding the past, redefining the present

RUDA uses intergenerational storytelling to preserve historical memory and promote healing in Guatemala.

“You messed with the wrong generation”

Youth in Burma are leading the intergenerational uprising and showing a united front to decry a return to military rule.

The Cycle of change

Across the globe, a new generation of activists is engaging to help rebuild and reshape our world, infusing movements for change with fresh energy and ideas.

Additional Global Affairs support bolsters SRH in the Philippines

This additional funding will support Likhaan from November 2020 to February 2022.

Action Plan for Working in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in Canada

The Action Plan articulates our commitment to engage deeper and more intentionally on Indigenous rights.

Seeking truth and justice for the LGBTIQ+ community in Colombia

Colombia Diversa is promoting healing and providing practical tools to empower LGBTIQ+ victims and survivors to share their stories and access justice.

Access to the law for all

One of the ways that we promote social justice is by facilitating access to the formal justice system.

Improving paths to justice

Inter Pares counterparts are influencing alternative justice systems, and over time, improving them.

New video highlights impact of pandemic on SRHR

The Future Planning Initiative has released a video highlighting how COVID-19 has left many without the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services they need.

Podcast: Nourishing Community in Guinea Bissau

In a new podcast, learn more about the special partnership between Tiniguena and Inter Pares - a partnership that dates back 30 years.

Inter Pares releases report on COVID-19 impact in long-term care homes

The report details how COVID-19 exposed serious flaws and urges immediate attention to fix Canada’s long-term care system.

Honouring 215 Indigenous children found at former residential school

Our hearts are heavy from the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc’s announcement.

Dismantling Sudan’s shadow pandemic

The Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD) has long been working to dismantle what is now referred to as a “shadow pandemic”.

Responding to hunger with solidarity

Sovereignty over their own food systems has allowed sanghams in India to come through past crises, and now to respond in solidarity to those in need within their communities and beyond.