Publications & Resources

Highlights 2018

Inter Pares supports local activist organizations to build a more equal world.

Faces of Courage

Take a closer look at courage - what it is, what it looks like, and the risks facing defenders around the world.

Burma's Forgotten Wars

In our June 2018 edition, Samantha McGavin, Asia Program Manager, shares photos and reflections from her then-recent trip in Burma.

Pride in our work

Sexual orientation and gender identity are integral aspects of our selves and should never lead to discrimination or abuse. Inter Pares bulletin “Pride in our Work” highlights our support for LGBTQ2 people’s rights, and our work with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues.

Warren Allmand: "Anti-Terrorism and Human Rights"

Warren Allmand, prominent international human rights consultant and member of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG), of which Inter Pares is a founding member, delivered the keynote address to Inter Pares' Annual General Meeting in April 2007. Under the theme of "Anti-Terrorism and Human Rights," Warren Allmand offered his reflections on the conclusions of the Arar Commission and criticized the current security establishment, which is increasingly threatening our rights and freedoms rather than protecting them.

Report of the Information Clearinghouse on Border Controls and Infringements to Travellers’ Rights

The real impact of "enhanced" border controls, no-fly lists and other government watch lists on the lives of real people.

Open Migration and the Politics of Fear

In Spring 2007, an exchange took place on an international online research and reflection network on the Great Transition Initiative, concerning the prospect of including the concept of open borders in its vision of a humane and just global future. This article shares elements of that dialogue. Published in Development, 2007, 50(4), (50–55) © 2007 Society for International Development 1011-6370/07

Anti-Terrorism and the Security Agenda: Impacts on Rights, Freedoms and Democracy

Recommendations for policy directions to help inform and guide civil society and the Canadian government.

In the Shadow of the Law

A response on the Bill C-36 report addressing related effects arising from the Canadian government's anti-terrorism initiatives.