Advocacy is resistance: Navigating anti-LGBTQI+ violence in post-war Guatemala May 23, 2024 | Read more
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS | Inter Pares and SUWRA launch Canadian civil society working group on Sudan Jun 25, 2024 | Read more
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
Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Feb 4, 2021 | Read more
Planning is resistance: Indigenous people in Burma envision a self-determined future May 23, 2024 | 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
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS | Inter Pares and SUWRA launch Canadian civil society working group on Sudan Jun 25, 2024 | Read more
Karate and bodily autonomy: Helping girls in Bangladesh thrive through sport Dec 15, 2022 | Read more
Planning is resistance: Indigenous people in Burma envision a self-determined future May 23, 2024 | Read more
Advocacy is resistance: Navigating anti-LGBTQI+ violence in post-war Guatemala May 23, 2024 | Read more
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Armed conflictBurkina Faso Planning is resistance: Indigenous people in Burma envision a self-determined future Burma and Haida Gwaii are worlds apart but neighbours in the struggle for self-determination. Indigenous & ethnic rightsBurmaCanada Advocacy is resistance: Navigating anti-LGBTQI+ violence in post-war Guatemala With Inter Pares’ support, Asociación Lambda is at the forefront of the fight for LGBTQI+ justice in Guatemala. LGBTIQ2+ rightsGuatemala Survival is resistance: Supporting counterparts during times of war As the war in Sudan grinds on, Inter Pares donors have allowed us to send our counterparts crucial financial support to help them adapt their work. Armed conflictSudan Visit from our Burma counterpart CHRO Last month, Inter Pares received the visit of Salai Za Uk Ling, the deputy executive director from the C Peace and DemocracyBurma Gender equality in rural areas For several years now, a worldwide feminist resistance movement has been organized by women from different countries around key issues for women's Women’s leadershipAgricultureBurkina FasoSenegalCanada Scaling mountains to report the news "Under the military council, we cannot go back.” Indigenous & ethnic rightsBurma Innovating sexual and reproductive health services in conflict areas When Nang Shwe Yin* was eight months pregnant, she started showing signs of pre-eclampsia — a condition that could put her life, and pregnancy, at HealthBurma Building a federal democracy from the ground up Amidst the chaos of conflict in Burma, people like Khu Lay are finding hope in structures many in other countries take for granted: regional govern Peace and DemocracyBurma Sowing food sovereignty, cultivating relationships Inter Pares helps farmers in Canada push for better climate policy, support migrant farm workers and build relationships between settler farmers and Indigenous communities. Indigenous & ethnic rightsFood SovereigntyCanada Resisting lithium mining in Quebec Below the surface of the unceded territory of the Anicinape Aki, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue in western Quebec, a rare resource has caught the eye of Indigenous & ethnic rightsControl Over ResourcesCanada Countering corporate control at COP27 climate negotiations “Thoughts and feelings only go so far... Economic reconciliation is backing up those feelings.” Indigenous & ethnic rightsCanada Remembering “The Millet Man”: PV Satheesh Inter Pares mourns the loss of Deccan Development Society's founder and director. Food SovereigntyAsia $16 million for climate and feminist action in West Africa Funding announcement for Feminist Climate Action in West Africa project. Control Over ResourcesAfrica Government of Canada supports new Inter Pares program in Burma/Myanmar Inter Pares begins new project in support of civil society in Burma/Myanmar. Peace and DemocracyBurma WATCH | Combatting gender-based violence: Grassroots strategies Sheelu Francis joined Inter Pares for a discussion on strategies for combatting gender-based violence. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeIndia Congrats to Rita Morbia, Karen Takacs Award winner! Please join us in congratulating Rita on this very well-deserved recognition! FeminismCanada Additional Global Affairs support bolsters SRH in the Philippines This additional funding will support Likhaan from November 2020 to February 2022. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia 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. Peace and DemocracyCanada 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. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica 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. HealthCanada Honouring 215 Indigenous children found at former residential school Our hearts are heavy from the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc’s announcement. Peace and DemocracyCanada Our 2020 Annual Report is here! In our 2020 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of sustaining social justice. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica La Colectiva Feminista calls for gendered response to pandemic in El Salvador Inter Pares is honoured to support La Colectiva as it continues to adapt to support women during this crisis. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Inter Pares joins call for Canada to condemn state-sponsored violence in Philippines Inter Pares joins the call for the Government of Canada to publicly condemn state-sponsored violence against the Filipino people. Peace and DemocracyAsia Bangladeshi youth use street art to call for end to gender-based violence Their design of choice: a raised fist combined with the message “We won't put up with the oppression of women”. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Take Action: Call on the RCMP to investigate breach of Burma sanctions Request the RCMP investigate the business agreement between Dickens & Madson Canada and Burma senior military General Mya Tun Oo. Peace and DemocracyAsia Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Inter Pares has signed onto a joint statement regarding the February 1st military coup d'état in Burma. Peace and DemocracyAsia New reports share core principles of a feminist foreign policy As a member of the Feminist Foreign Policy Working Group Inter Pares is pleased to share two new reports highlighting our aspirations for Canada’s feminist foreign policy. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada New report on funding feminist movements in Burma The Fund for Global Human Rights and Inter Pares have co-published a new report: Lessons Learned in the Pursuit of Gender Justice and Feminist Practice in Burma. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Highlights 2020 We reflect on a year of shared struggle and solidarity. Here is a collection of our most memorable moments from 2020. Women's Rights & Gender Justice Introducing Tamil Nadu Women's Collective Inter Pares is pleased to introduce our newest counterpart, Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective (TNWC). Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Landmark ruling protects public healthcare in B.C. The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed claims of the Cambie Surgery Corporation and issued a landmark ruling to protect public healthcare. HealthCanada Salween Peace Park awarded 2020 Equator Prize Inter Pares extends a warm congratulations to the communities of the Salween Peace Park on receiving the prestigious 2020 Equator Prize. Peace and DemocracyAsia Canada's Ombudsperson: Approach with Caution Canada’s Ombuds for Responsible Enterprise still has no teeth. Control Over ResourcesCanada Our 2019 Annual Report is here! In our 2019 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of mobilizing for change. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica A Feminist Action Agenda for Canada’s Global Response to COVID-19 Together with allies we have prepared a policy brief on why Canada needs a feminist response to COVID-19 and how it can be achieved. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada Inter Pares joins network supporting global LGBTI rights The Dignity Network is a group of organizations from across Canada involved in supporting the human rights of LGBTI people globally. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeColombia Take Back the Day: Raising an activist Celebrate mothers like Misson, who joined her daughter on the frontlines of Sudan’s historic uprising. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Take Back the Day: Seeding the future Collaboration between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in India has been transformative. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Take Back the Day: Searching together María Elena is determined to keep searching for her son and to accompany other families, so they know that they are not alone. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Take Back the Day! Take back Mother’s Day to its feminist roots. From now until May 10, celebrate mothers in El Salvador, India, and Sudan whose extraordinary activism inspires us. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Remembering Martin Khor A world renowned activist and scholar, Martin was also the former director of long-term Inter Pares counterpart, Third World Network. Human rightsTradeAfrica The work of social justice continues during COVID-19 In this moment of global uncertainty, grassroots mobilization gives us hope. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Inter Pares office closed In light of COVID-19, the Inter Pares office will be closed until further notice, based on advice from public health authorities. Women at the heart of Senegal’s transition to agroecology ENDA Pronat and allies launch a series of policy recommendations to support Senegal's transition to agroecology. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Highlights 2019 2019 has been a year of shared struggle, of solidarity, to globalize equality. Here are some of our most memorable moments. Women's Rights & Gender Justice Stories of Solidarity We are together in the struggle for social justice. Make a gift in solidarity. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Colombian Truth Commission hears testimony from Inter Pares Latin America Program Manager Bill Fairbairn provided testimony about his experience working in support of human rights and peace in Colombia for the past thirty years. Peace and DemocracyLatin America 1 2 3 next › last »
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 DemocracySudan
Solidarity is resistance: Adapting to a crisis in Burkina Faso In 2023, conflict-related violence killed nearly 7,600 people as armed groups deliberately targeted civilians, including farmers. Armed conflictBurkina Faso
Planning is resistance: Indigenous people in Burma envision a self-determined future Burma and Haida Gwaii are worlds apart but neighbours in the struggle for self-determination. Indigenous & ethnic rightsBurmaCanada
Advocacy is resistance: Navigating anti-LGBTQI+ violence in post-war Guatemala With Inter Pares’ support, Asociación Lambda is at the forefront of the fight for LGBTQI+ justice in Guatemala. LGBTIQ2+ rightsGuatemala
Survival is resistance: Supporting counterparts during times of war As the war in Sudan grinds on, Inter Pares donors have allowed us to send our counterparts crucial financial support to help them adapt their work. Armed conflictSudan
Visit from our Burma counterpart CHRO Last month, Inter Pares received the visit of Salai Za Uk Ling, the deputy executive director from the C Peace and DemocracyBurma
Gender equality in rural areas For several years now, a worldwide feminist resistance movement has been organized by women from different countries around key issues for women's Women’s leadershipAgricultureBurkina FasoSenegalCanada
Scaling mountains to report the news "Under the military council, we cannot go back.” Indigenous & ethnic rightsBurma
Innovating sexual and reproductive health services in conflict areas When Nang Shwe Yin* was eight months pregnant, she started showing signs of pre-eclampsia — a condition that could put her life, and pregnancy, at HealthBurma
Building a federal democracy from the ground up Amidst the chaos of conflict in Burma, people like Khu Lay are finding hope in structures many in other countries take for granted: regional govern Peace and DemocracyBurma
Sowing food sovereignty, cultivating relationships Inter Pares helps farmers in Canada push for better climate policy, support migrant farm workers and build relationships between settler farmers and Indigenous communities. Indigenous & ethnic rightsFood SovereigntyCanada
Resisting lithium mining in Quebec Below the surface of the unceded territory of the Anicinape Aki, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue in western Quebec, a rare resource has caught the eye of Indigenous & ethnic rightsControl Over ResourcesCanada
Countering corporate control at COP27 climate negotiations “Thoughts and feelings only go so far... Economic reconciliation is backing up those feelings.” Indigenous & ethnic rightsCanada
Remembering “The Millet Man”: PV Satheesh Inter Pares mourns the loss of Deccan Development Society's founder and director. Food SovereigntyAsia
$16 million for climate and feminist action in West Africa Funding announcement for Feminist Climate Action in West Africa project. Control Over ResourcesAfrica
Government of Canada supports new Inter Pares program in Burma/Myanmar Inter Pares begins new project in support of civil society in Burma/Myanmar. Peace and DemocracyBurma
WATCH | Combatting gender-based violence: Grassroots strategies Sheelu Francis joined Inter Pares for a discussion on strategies for combatting gender-based violence. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeIndia
Congrats to Rita Morbia, Karen Takacs Award winner! Please join us in congratulating Rita on this very well-deserved recognition! FeminismCanada
Additional Global Affairs support bolsters SRH in the Philippines This additional funding will support Likhaan from November 2020 to February 2022. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
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. Peace and DemocracyCanada
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. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
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. HealthCanada
Honouring 215 Indigenous children found at former residential school Our hearts are heavy from the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc’s announcement. Peace and DemocracyCanada
Our 2020 Annual Report is here! In our 2020 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of sustaining social justice. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
La Colectiva Feminista calls for gendered response to pandemic in El Salvador Inter Pares is honoured to support La Colectiva as it continues to adapt to support women during this crisis. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America
Inter Pares joins call for Canada to condemn state-sponsored violence in Philippines Inter Pares joins the call for the Government of Canada to publicly condemn state-sponsored violence against the Filipino people. Peace and DemocracyAsia
Bangladeshi youth use street art to call for end to gender-based violence Their design of choice: a raised fist combined with the message “We won't put up with the oppression of women”. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Take Action: Call on the RCMP to investigate breach of Burma sanctions Request the RCMP investigate the business agreement between Dickens & Madson Canada and Burma senior military General Mya Tun Oo. Peace and DemocracyAsia
Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Inter Pares has signed onto a joint statement regarding the February 1st military coup d'état in Burma. Peace and DemocracyAsia
New reports share core principles of a feminist foreign policy As a member of the Feminist Foreign Policy Working Group Inter Pares is pleased to share two new reports highlighting our aspirations for Canada’s feminist foreign policy. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada
New report on funding feminist movements in Burma The Fund for Global Human Rights and Inter Pares have co-published a new report: Lessons Learned in the Pursuit of Gender Justice and Feminist Practice in Burma. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Highlights 2020 We reflect on a year of shared struggle and solidarity. Here is a collection of our most memorable moments from 2020. Women's Rights & Gender Justice
Introducing Tamil Nadu Women's Collective Inter Pares is pleased to introduce our newest counterpart, Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective (TNWC). Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Landmark ruling protects public healthcare in B.C. The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed claims of the Cambie Surgery Corporation and issued a landmark ruling to protect public healthcare. HealthCanada
Salween Peace Park awarded 2020 Equator Prize Inter Pares extends a warm congratulations to the communities of the Salween Peace Park on receiving the prestigious 2020 Equator Prize. Peace and DemocracyAsia
Canada's Ombudsperson: Approach with Caution Canada’s Ombuds for Responsible Enterprise still has no teeth. Control Over ResourcesCanada
Our 2019 Annual Report is here! In our 2019 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of mobilizing for change. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
A Feminist Action Agenda for Canada’s Global Response to COVID-19 Together with allies we have prepared a policy brief on why Canada needs a feminist response to COVID-19 and how it can be achieved. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada
Inter Pares joins network supporting global LGBTI rights The Dignity Network is a group of organizations from across Canada involved in supporting the human rights of LGBTI people globally. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeColombia
Take Back the Day: Raising an activist Celebrate mothers like Misson, who joined her daughter on the frontlines of Sudan’s historic uprising. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Take Back the Day: Seeding the future Collaboration between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in India has been transformative. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Take Back the Day: Searching together María Elena is determined to keep searching for her son and to accompany other families, so they know that they are not alone. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America
Take Back the Day! Take back Mother’s Day to its feminist roots. From now until May 10, celebrate mothers in El Salvador, India, and Sudan whose extraordinary activism inspires us. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Remembering Martin Khor A world renowned activist and scholar, Martin was also the former director of long-term Inter Pares counterpart, Third World Network. Human rightsTradeAfrica
The work of social justice continues during COVID-19 In this moment of global uncertainty, grassroots mobilization gives us hope. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Inter Pares office closed In light of COVID-19, the Inter Pares office will be closed until further notice, based on advice from public health authorities.
Women at the heart of Senegal’s transition to agroecology ENDA Pronat and allies launch a series of policy recommendations to support Senegal's transition to agroecology. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Highlights 2019 2019 has been a year of shared struggle, of solidarity, to globalize equality. Here are some of our most memorable moments. Women's Rights & Gender Justice
Stories of Solidarity We are together in the struggle for social justice. Make a gift in solidarity. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Colombian Truth Commission hears testimony from Inter Pares Latin America Program Manager Bill Fairbairn provided testimony about his experience working in support of human rights and peace in Colombia for the past thirty years. Peace and DemocracyLatin America