Joint statement on Canada's support for women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia Aug 10, 2018 | Read more
Demonstrate solidarity with survivors of forced and coerced sterilizations in Canada Mar 4, 2019 | Read more
“Until We Find Them”: Searching for missing loved ones on the road to the North Mar 11, 2019 | Read more
Inter Pares welcomes Canada’s feminist realignment of international assistance Jun 9, 2017 | Read more
Canadian Government Breaks Promise to Create Independent Corporate Human Rights Watchdog Apr 9, 2019 | Read more
Stopping the unstoppable: Citizen resistance to exterminator technology in Burkina Faso Sep 4, 2019 | Read more
Stopping the unstoppable: Citizen resistance to exterminator technology in Burkina Faso Sep 4, 2019 | Read more
“Until We Find Them”: Searching for missing loved ones on the road to the North Mar 11, 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
Stopping the unstoppable: Citizen resistance to exterminator technology in Burkina Faso Sep 4, 2019 | Read more
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“Until We Find Them”: Searching for missing loved ones on the road to the North Mar 11, 2019 | Read more
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In the words of the landless: Change in Bangladesh Hear first-hand what change they have seen in their community, and their own lives, over the last twenty-five years. Activist Profile
Universal pharmacare now! Canada is the only country with a universal health care system that does not include free prescription drugs. Yet there is a consensus in this country that everyone should have access to medication based on need, not the ability to pay. Updates
Stopping the unstoppable: Citizen resistance to exterminator technology in Burkina Faso “We will not be your guinea pigs!” Inter Pares counterpart COPAGEN asserted at a press conference denouncing Target Malaria’s plans to release gene drive mosquitos in Burkina Faso. Insight & Analysis
Land is Life Our counterparts in Burma courageously unite around the guiding principle that ‘land is life’. Insight & Analysis
Challenging, Confronting and Defying Corporate Power Inter Pares actively supports organizations and movements that interrogate, challenge, and curb corporate power. Insight & Analysis
Women-led Agroecology In West Africa, social and patriarchal conditions and norms limit rural women’s opportunities and rights. Women are often denied rights to access and own land, or permission to leave the household for employment. Briefs
Making food an election issue Inter Pares is proud to support Eat Think Vote, a non-partisan campaign making sure food is an election issue. Updates
Remembering Pat Kerans Inter Pares remembers and celebrates the life of long-time activist and public intellectual Desmond Patrick Kerans. Updates
Achia Begum, Nijera Kori Achia Begum brings decades of zeal and resistance to her landless group in Bangaldesh. Activist Profile
The Purple Wave: Health on the Margins This series of five short videos gives an up-close look at how Likhaan uses alternative, community-based health programs and advocacy to promote women’s reproductive health and well-being. Video
Artists of Inter Pares: Summer 2019 Every July we share one of our favourite traditions – our annual summer reading list. This year, we are shaking things up with “Artists of Inter Pares”, a celebration of creativity in our community.
Inter Pares resigns from Advisory Body Inter Pares has tendered its resignation from the government’s Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Body on Responsible Business Conduct Abroad (Advisory Body). In the News
Lorraine Hudson Lorraine is Communications Co-Director at Inter Pares and is the French media contact.
Sanaa Makawi, SWRC Sanaa Makawi has been advocating for women's rights in Sudan since 2010. Activist Profile
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. Updates
Civil society denounces release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso Civil society organizations, including Inter Pares, denounce the release of genetically modified “male-sterile” mosquitoes in Burkina Faso.
Mae Tao Clinic celebrates 30 years Today Mae Tao Clinic celebrates thirty years of providing healthcare, education and protection… and so much more.
Civil society organizations denounce violence in Sudan Over ten Canadian civil society organizations denounce the recent and ongoing violent repression against peaceful, non-violent protesters in Sudan. In the News
Government of Canada announces meaningful investment in SRHR Inter Pares applauds commitment of $1.4 billion, annually, to promote the health and rights of women and girls around the world over a ten-year period, with special focus on SRHR. Updates
Sudan’s Revolution: The Struggle Within a Struggle The women’s movement will continue to organize and shape a revolution that recognizes the autonomy and respects the agency of women. Updates
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. Updates
Inter Pares Annual Report 2018 - Ordinary People; Extraordinary Change In our 2018 Annual Report, you will read the stories of five extraordinary activists. These are peolpe striving to make life better, in the present, and for the future. Annual Reports
Defending the right to political and social action For over four decades Inter Pares has been committed to promoting deep and enduring relationships of common cause among civil society organizations in Canada and around the world – as equals, among equals.
Arnold Vega, Likhaan Center for Women's Health Arnold Vega works with the Likhaan Center for Women’s Health, a feminist, civil society organization. Activist Profile
Elise Chen, Tenaganita Elise Chen works with Tenaganita, a Malaysian organization that defends the rights of women, migrants, and refugees. Activist Profile
Sanhá João Correia, Tiniguena Sanhá João Correia works with Tiniguena overseeing an innovative school garden and meals program. Activist Profile
Reclaim Mother’s Day What if, this year, we take Mother’s Day back to its roots: a celebration of women as changemakers and contributors to society.
Our 2018 Annual Report is out! This year, we highlight the people of Inter Pares who make the work we do possible.
Inter Pares Submission to the Canada Revenue Agency Consultation on Guidance CG-027 on Public policy dialogue and development activities by charities Inter Pares has long called for the Canadian government to uphold the crucial role of charities in public debate and in Canadian society at large. Briefs
Tatiana Galera Cueto, Poder Mestizo Tatiana and allies came together in 2012 to form Poder Mestizo to provide a platform for diverse youth to express themselves through art, music, dance and social mobilization. Activist Profile
Rasha Hilal Al-Baiyatti, ICLMG Rasha is an Inter Pares staff member. She is passionately involved with the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG). Activist Profile
Eleanor Millard, donor Read part of Inter Pares donor Eleanor Millard’s story and her vision of a social justice legacy. Personal Story
Esperanza Moreno, Inter Pares Board Member I am proud to be part of the board as together we advance Inter Pares’ mission of globalizing equality. Personal Story
2018 Full Financial Statements These are our full financial statements for 2018. Full Financial Statements
TWO winners for the 2019 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Inter Pares is thrilled to recognize Clinic 554 and the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives with this year’s Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award. In the News
Activist Fair: Conversations on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights Don't miss an enlightening evening of spoken word poetry, discussion, and celebration! Updates
Canadian Government Breaks Promise to Create Independent Corporate Human Rights Watchdog Inter Pares is dismayed by the recent announcement. In the News
Activist Fair: Conversations on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights On Monday April 29, Inter Pares invites you to Activist Fair: Conversations on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights, an enlightening evening of spoken word poetry, discussion, and celebration. Presentation & discussion
“Until We Find Them”: Searching for missing loved ones on the road to the North When her 18-year-old son Heriberto said goodbye and left for the United States, Maria Elena Larios de Gonzalez had no idea he would vanish. Insight & Analysis
Demonstrate solidarity with survivors of forced and coerced sterilizations in Canada For 2019 International Women's Day, support Indigenous women in Canada who have been sterilized without consent. Updates
My dear sangham sisters Remarks from Shree Mulay, Inter Pares Board member at the twentieth anniversary of the Mobile Biodiversity Festival, Telangana, India. Insight & Analysis
Defying Dichotomies: People who move Refugees, migrants, voluntary or forced displacement ... learn more about a reality more complex than it seems. Insight & Analysis
40 years of social justice action: stories and lessons in new book by PCS For 40 years, Inter Pares had the honour of working with the international NGO, Project Counselling Service (PCS). Updates
Call for Nominations for 2019 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Do you know a Canadian organization carrying out transformative work to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights? Help to raise their profile by nominating them. Updates
On the Move: The search for a better life Why do people move? And what does it mean to be on the move? Explore the complexities of migration. Bulletins
Hope in the Countryside: Abdoulaye’s story Eight years ago, Abdoulaye Déme left his village in Les Niayes, Senegal, and boarded a pirogue for the Canary Islands. Insight & Analysis
Mariam Sow, ENDA Pronat Mariam Sow is the Director of ENDA Pronat, a Senegalese NGO dedicated to supporting ecological agriculture, family farms, and women’s rights. Personal Story