Joint statement on Canada's support for women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia Aug 10, 2018 | Read more
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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
“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
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Highlights 2019 2019 has been a year of shared struggle, of solidarity, to globalize equality. Here are some of our most memorable moments. Highlights
Highlights 2019 2019 has been a year of shared struggle, of solidarity, to globalize equality. Here are some of our most memorable moments. Updates
Stories of Solidarity: Justice for Survivors in Peru María Ysabel Cedano shares how women are coming together in Peru to demand justice for survivors of forced sterilizations.
Stories of Solidarity: Indigenous Women's Leadership in Burma Naw K’nyaw Paw shares how the Karen Women's Organization strengthens women’s leadership and political participation.
Stories of Solidarity: Women Uprising in Sudan Dr. Asha El-Karib shares how Sudanese women catalyzed ground-breaking political change and continue to organize.
Stories of Solidarity We are together in the struggle for social justice. Make a gift in solidarity. Updates
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. Updates
Celebrating 50 years of the National Farmers Union Inter Pares is a proud supporter and ally of the National Farmers Union (NFU). For decades we have worked with the NFU to defend family farms, promote ecological agriculture, and act in solidarity with farmers’ struggles around the globe.
Clinic 554 announces impending closure Clinic 554, offering one-of-a-kind services in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is being forced to close due to financial uncertainty.
The Power of Recognition The Power of Recognition takes a closer look at the importance of acknowledging people, experiences and contributions to social justice movements. Bulletins
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. Insight & Analysis
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. Insight & Analysis
Practicing Recognition At Inter Pares, we see our role as expressing solidarity with counterparts' struggles. We recognize, and we celebrate together. Insight & Analysis
Joanna Erdman, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University In August 2019, Professor Joanna Erdman visited the Likhaan Center for Women's Health in Manila, Philippines.
Call for peace and respect for human rights in Colombia On the eve of the International Day of Peace, the undersigned Canadian organizations are joining to express their profound concern over an escalating human rights crisis in Colombia and continued threats to the Colombian peace process. In the News
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.
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.
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. Updates
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.
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. In the News
Mae Tao Clinic celebrates 30 years Today Mae Tao Clinic celebrates thirty years of providing healthcare, education and protection… and so much more. Updates
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. In the News
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. Insight & Analysis
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
Arnold Vega, Likhaan Center for Women's Health Arnold Vega works with the Likhaan Center for Women’s Health, a feminist, civil society organization.
Elise Chen, Tenaganita Elise Chen works with Tenaganita, a Malaysian organization that defends the rights of women, migrants, and refugees.
Sanhá João Correia, Tiniguena Sanhá João Correia works with Tiniguena overseeing an innovative school garden and meals program.
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. Insight & Analysis
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.
Rasha Hilal Al-Baiyatti, ICLMG Rasha is an Inter Pares staff member. She is passionately involved with the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG).
Eleanor Millard, Inter Pares Donor Read part of Inter Pares donor Eleanor Millard’s story and her vision of a social justice legacy.
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.