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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.

The twin fights for reproductive health and LGBTQI+ rights in Guatemala

2022 saw a major threat to bodily autonomy in Guatemala.

Court rules Ottawa can maintain secrecy on aid to Goldcorp in human rights dispute

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Understanding the past, redefining the present

RUDA uses intergenerational storytelling to preserve historical memory and promote healing in Guatemala.

Connecting Generations for Social Justice

This Bulletin celebrates generations coming together to keep social movements vibrant and alive—and highlights young activists rebuilding and reshaping our world.

Improving paths to justice

Inter Pares counterparts are influencing alternative justice systems, and over time, improving them.

Overcoming Barriers to Justice

This Bulletin considers the many routes to justice, from community spaces to formal systems, and how our counterparts work within each to advocate for their communities.

Peacebuilding & LGBTIQA2S Communities - An International Human Rights Panel

In collaboration with Dignity Network Canada, Fierté Canada Pride and Vancouver Pride, we are pleased to invite you to Peacebuilding & LGBTIQA2S Communities - An International Human Rights Panel.

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).

Faces of Courage

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

Human Rights Defenders: Creating Safe Conditions for Their Work

In Colombia, and many parts of the world, women and men who defend human rights face incredible risks to their physical safety.

CAMEX: A new Latin American counterpart is born

CAMEX is building on the work of its predecessor, Project Counselling Service (PCS), which closed its doors in December 2016.

Flor Salvador: Witness to struggle and triumph in Mesoamerica

Program manager Guillaume Charbonneau tells us Flor's story and how she grew into her role supporting women's rights movements across Central America and Mexico.

Flor Salvador: Witness to struggle and triumph in Mesoamerica

Program manager Guillaume Charbonneau tells us Flor's story and how she grew into her role supporting women's rights movements across Central America and Mexico.

Live... The Solidarity Tour

Inter Pares’ second Solidarity Tour to Guatemala has begun! Participants flew out early the morning of February 18th and will be travelling around the country until February 27th.

First-ever trial on sexual violence during armed conflict in Guatemala

14 Mayan Q'eqchí women demand justice for acts of sexual violence that they endured during the country's internal armed conflict.

Blanca Jiménez, Movimiento de Mujeres Mayas de Huehuetenango

Blanca Jiménez is a Maya Mam leader in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

Inter Pares Film Nights - Granito: How to nail a dictator

For International Human Rights Day, we will screen Granito, a documentary that recounts the extraordinary story of how a film about the civil war in Guatemala helped a new generation of human rights activists tip the scales of justice in the trial against the country’s former dictator, Efraín Rios Montt.

Presentation on post-conflict Justice in Guatemala

Presentation made by Inter Pares staff member Guillaume Charbonneau in front of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes against Humanity.

Search for Justice in Guatemala: film screening and discussion

Join Inter Pares and the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa's Social Justice Working Group at this special event.

Connecting the Dots: The power of people meeting people

This bulletin presents how Inter Pares link individuals and organizations from Canada, the Philippines, Guatemala, India and West Africa.

The Tour is Over, Solidarity Continues: Guatemalan and Canadian activists build stronger ties

Inter Pares’ Solidarity Tour to Guatemala.

Lolita Chávez denounces the criminalization of human rights defenders in Guatemala

Lolita Chávez took part in a Canadian tour to denounce the criminalization of community leaders and organizers in Guatemala.

In Guatemala, Indigenous people seek justice after internal armed conflict

Guatemalan Mayan community seeks justice around two emblematic cases that took place during the country's internal armed conflict.

Truth and Justice in Guatemala

How we work on better migration policies, support women survivors in their search for justice, and raise awareness in Canada.

Analysing the causes and facing the consequences of migration in Zacualpa, Guatemala

In Zacualpa, Guatemala, the Office of the Migrant attends to a community deeply affected by undocumented migration.

The Learning Edge: Working in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples

This Bulletin tells stories about the ways Indigenous people are part of making the world better for everyone.

Borders and the Freedom to Move

The more governments try to stop migration, the more lucrative it becomes for organized crime, increasing the danger for migrants.

Our Common Future Today

Dealing with environmental challenges by addressing the underlying social justice issues.

The root causes of environmental destruction need social justice solutions

Agrarian reform can prevent forest loss, promote ecological farming and secure land tenure can improve degraded land.

The Next Twenty-Five Years: Emigration, Violence and Global Women’s Solidarity

Using stories from Inter Pares' programs, Inter Pares’ Executive Director Rita Morbia explores the theme of Global Women's Solidarity.

Canadian Council for Refugees Spring Consultation – Opening Remarks

Inter Pares’ history of supporting displaced peoples and fighting for refugee rights.

The Hope that Unites Us

Internal armed conflicts in Peru, Guatemala, and Colombia changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals.

Giving as an Act of Solidarity

The most important is to build a movement by gaining the support of people who care about social justice.