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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.

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.

Building Resilient and Just Food Systems

The pandemic has revealed deep inequalities in our societies and the vulnerabilities of a globalized and heavily concentrated food system that needs to change.

Women representatives of Tamil Nadu Women's Collective sit in a circle, sharing and laughing.

Introducing Tamil Nadu Women's Collective

Inter Pares is pleased to introduce our newest counterpart, Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective (TNWC).

In Their Own Words: Burma’s independent Indigenous news

There are significant barriers to freedom of information in Burma. Learn more about Burma News International, an independent news association of Indigenous media.

Peace Parks: A Political Tool for Self-Determination

As Burma’s first Indigenous protected and conserved area, the Salween Peace Park is a vibrant example of grassroots self-determination.

A Transformative Vision for Gender Justice

Our partners in Burma share with us a transformative vision for gender justice.

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.

1. Sari Tudiver smiles brightly at the camera. She is wearing an orange patterned shirt and has short, close-cropped grey hair. Behind her is a grey background.

Confronting injustices together

Sari Tudiver, Chairperson of the Inter Pares Board of Directors, reflects on how communities mobilized for change in 2019.

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 crouch outside over a grid drawn with chalk as they place seeds within the squares. The women are wearing colourful saris.

Take Back the Day: Seeding the future

Collaboration between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in India has been transformative.

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.

Martin Khor sits for the camera, resting his cheek on one hand. The photo is black and white.

Remembering Martin Khor

A world renowned activist and scholar, Martin was also the former director of long-term Inter Pares counterpart, Third World Network.

The work of social justice continues during COVID-19

In this moment of global uncertainty, grassroots mobilization gives us hope.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Across Borders

Learn about Inter Pares' new cross-geographic program, Building Momentum for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.

Bearing Witness in Bangladesh

At Inter Pares, our role isn’t only to support struggles abroad – but also to bring those struggles back home, to share them with you, with our allies and supporters across the country.

Mae Tao Clinic: Thirty years of building healthy communities

The clinic’s momentous anniversary was celebrated and applauded at home in Mae Sot, Thailand and around the world.

Land is Life

Our counterparts in Burma courageously unite around the guiding principle that ‘land is life’.

The words The Purple Wave: Health on the Margins on a dark purple background

NEW video series highlights Likhaan Center for Women’s Health

The Purple Wave: Health on the Margins spotlights alternative, community-based health programs and advocacy in Manila.

DDS and Urok Community Marine Protected Area win 2019 Equator Prize

Inter Pares is thrilled to congratulate two champions of biodiversity on winning the prestigious Equator Prize.

Our 2018 Annual Report is out!

This year, we highlight the people of Inter Pares who make the work we do possible.

My dear sangham sisters

Remarks from Shree Mulay, Inter Pares Board member at the twentieth anniversary of the Mobile Biodiversity Festival, Telangana, India.

Defying Dichotomies: People who move

Refugees, migrants, voluntary or forced displacement ... learn more about a reality more complex than it seems.

Never has such a tribute been revoked

Aung San Suu Kyi has been silent in the face of genocide. Why revoking her Honorary Canadian Citizenship is right.

Women's Health, Women's Rights BC Tour 2018

Learn more about the Tour to British Columbia of Likhaan, a women's health center based in the Philippines.

The cycle of violence in Burma

Canada must not look at the recent Rohingya crisis in isolation from Burma’s long-standing conflicts.

In the Slums of Manila, Spreading Openness and Acceptance

Mark and Vere are Likhaan Community Mobilizers. They both identify as transgender and work in the slum neighbourhoods of metro Manila.

Plunder in the Borneo rainforest: A Canadian connection?

The Sarawak activists trying to “follow the money” and highlight a number of the factors that give Canada an international reputation as a safe haven for money laundering.

Prime Minister Trudeau Visits Inter Pares Program in the Philippines

Inter Pares appreciates Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to an innovative clinic established by Likhaan Center for Women’s Health.

Rural Women-to-Women exCHANGEs

An exchange that brought together farmers and rural women leaders from Canada, the West African biodiversity coalition COPAGEN, and the Deccan Development Society (DDS) in India.

A New Vision for Land in Burma

Land is central to many social justice struggles around the world, and it’s no different in Burma. However, ethnic civil society organizations have a new vision for land use.

Return is Never That Simple

Refugees in camps in Thailand are increasingly worried about their futures since many international NGOs are withdrawing their support.

Countering Dehumanization and Hate

Since October 2016, the Burmese army has unleashed a new wave of violence against Rohingya Muslim civilians in the northwest of the country.

A learning exchange goes on tour

Learn more about Likhaan's Canadian tour. Likhaan is a women's health center based in the Philippines and a long time counterpart of Inter Pares.

Nijera Kori through the eyes of Canadian interns

Between 2012 and 2016 Inter Pares collaborated with Dominique Caouette, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Montreal.

Women’s Health, Women’s Rights: In the Philippines, In Canada, and Beyond

Inter Pares is organizing a cross-Canada tour with two representatives from the Likhaan Center for Women's Health in the Philippines.

cover of Inter Pares' 2016 Annual Report

Our 2016 Annual Report is out!

This year, we reflect on the many sources of hope upon which we at Inter Pares draw during challenging political times.

Africa

Members of the COPAGEN-Inter Pares delegation celebrate International Women's Day early with their hosts at DDS.

Walking the path together: Building solidarity between West African and southern Indian farmers

What do West Africa and southern India have in common? Quite a lot!

Innovations in reducing maternal mortality in the Philippines

Inter Pares staff were thrilled to be in Manila, the Philippines, on the occasion of the opening of Likhaan’s Zaragosa clinic.

A consultation at Likhaan's clinic in Vitas, Manila.

Why celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th?

Just like years past, Inter Pares is marking and celebrating International Women’s Day in the company of women and feminists from around the world.

The Kuki Women’s Centre uses ground-breaking restorative justice techniques to address gender-based violence in their communities in Burma’s north west.

Taking a Feminist Approach

As a feminist organization with over forty years of experience, we have seen the transformative results of a feminist approach and we are keen to see it widely used.

A work retreat of the Karen Women Organisation. Formed in 1949, with a membership of over 49,000 women, KWO is a community-based organization with which Inter Pares has collaborated for almost two decades.

Feminism Sans Frontières

Feminism is not a worldview invented and held solely by women in the global North. We have found over the past forty years that feminism resonates with social justice activists around the world.

Philippines: Stop the extra-judicial killings

Since President Duterte took office, the number of extrajudicial killings has skyrocketed in that country. Inter Pares recently sent a letter to the President in collaboration with a number of other signatories.

Likhaan staff at a family planning fair in the Philippines

Highlights 2016: Inter Pares' year in review

Globally, Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world.

Africa