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Joint statement on Canada's support for women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia Aug 10, 2018 | Read more
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The Immigrant Workers Centre to receive 2018 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Apr 18, 2018 | Read more
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Round Table with Vigilance OGM: Agroecology, feminist approaches and the struggle against agrochemicals Oct 7, 2024 | Read more
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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS | Inter Pares and SUWRA launch Canadian civil society working group on Sudan Jun 25, 2024 | Read more
Round Table with Vigilance OGM: Agroecology, feminist approaches and the struggle against agrochemicals Oct 7, 2024 | Read more
Round Table with Vigilance OGM: Agroecology, feminist approaches and the struggle against agrochemicals Oct 7, 2024 | Read more
Behind the scenes of LGBTQI+ Advocacy: A mental health conversation with Valentina Parra Oct 21, 2024 | Read more
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Advocacy is resistance: Navigating anti-LGBTQI+ violence in post-war Guatemala May 23, 2024 | Read more
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This Bulletin shares how counterparts in Burma and Colombia are making mental Bulletins Behind the scenes of LGBTQI+ Advocacy: A mental health conversation with Valentina Parra Valentina Parra is a feminist lawyer with Colombia Diversa, an Inter Pares counterpart advocating for LGBTQI+ rights in Colombia. There can be no justice without truth For five years, Colombia Diversa has been supporting LGBTIQ+ participation. In the News Redefining Realities: The art of social justice This Bulletin showcases how counterparts use art as a tool to advance social justice. Bulletins Promoting trans-inclusion through art in Colombia In Quindío, Colombia, trans women have created Kathleya Trans, a grassroots group that combats violence. In the News The Cycle of change Across the globe, a new generation of activists is engaging to help rebuild and reshape our world, infusing movements for change with fresh energy and ideas. Insight & Analysis Seeking truth and justice for the LGBTIQ+ community in Colombia Join us as we connect with Colombia Diversa to learn more about how they are seizing the transitional justice process to seek truth, justice and guarantees of non-recurrence for LGBTIQ+ victims and survivors. Video Seeking truth and justice for the LGBTIQ+ community in Colombia Join Colombia Diversa to learn more about how they are seek truth, justice and guarantees of non-recurrence for LGBTIQ+ victims and survivors. Webinar Seeking truth and justice for the LGBTIQ+ community in Colombia Colombia Diversa is promoting healing and providing practical tools to empower LGBTIQ+ victims and survivors to share their stories and access justice. Insight & Analysis 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. Bulletins 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. Webinar Podcast: Nourishing Community in Guinea Bissau In a new podcast, learn more about the special partnership between Tiniguena and Inter Pares - a partnership that dates back 30 years. In the News Challenging Colonialism As Canada marks Black History Month and International Development Week, we ask ourselves: How can we resist, rather than reinforce, global structures of racism and colonialism? Bulletins Dismantling Systemic Racism and Exclusion in Colombia For Manuel, ethno-education is not only an obligation of the State, it is fundamental to the dismantling of systemic racism and exclusion that Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities face. Insight & Analysis The work of social justice continues during COVID-19 In this moment of global uncertainty, grassroots mobilization gives us hope. 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 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 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. 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). Insight & Analysis Omar Fernández, Corporación Arazá Omar Fernández is the Director of the Corporación Arazá, a Bogotá-based NGO working for social justice and the defense of human and environmental rights. Faces of Courage Take a closer look at courage - what it is, what it looks like, and the risks facing defenders around the world. Bulletins 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. Insight & Analysis What is Courage? The people with whom Inter Pares works demonstrate profound courage, in their patience, persistence,fearlessness and motivation. Insight & Analysis Whose Rights? A Feminist Approach to International Investment Agreements How power and privilege are distributed and for whose benefit? Insight & Analysis Building an Inclusive Peace in Colombia Colombia's peace agreement is historic as it is the most inclusive developed to date. Inter Pares' counterparts were instrumental in shaping the agreement. Insight & Analysis Connecting Struggles Bill Fairbairn, Latin America Program Manager at Inter Pares, draws a parallel between his social justice convictions as a gay man and Inter Pares' feminist priorities. Insight & Analysis 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. Bulletins Stories of Struggle Meet Narsamma, Najwa, Adriana, and Marcela, the women at the heart of our Stories of Struggle campaign. Video Adriana and Marcela, Colombia Diversa Adriana and Marcela were among the first lesbian couples to marry in Colombia. No True Peace Without the Voices of Women In late 2012, when Colombia’s government and its largest guerrilla group, known as the FARC, met in Norway to launch peace talks, the only woman sitting at the table was the Norwegian moderator. Insight & Analysis Video of "From the Land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and Colombia" On April 25th, Inter Pares held its 2016 Speakers Series event, "From the Land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and Colombia." Relive or discover this event by watching the video. Video From the Land: 140 supporters reflect with us on reconciliation On April 25th, 2016, 140 supporters and activists from Ottawa-Gatineau joined Inter Pares for the 2016 edition of its annual Speakers Series, "From the Land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and Colombia." Updates 2016 Speakers Series: From the land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and Colombia Come and join us on April 25th at 7pm for meaningful discussion on reconciliation - a concept that is more important today than ever. Conference The Future of International Solidarity Over forty years, we have witnessed incredible change in the countries where we work. While some rights have been gained, others become threatened. Insight & Analysis The Future of International Solidarity: an open dialogue - Videos Live again or discover the highlights of Inter Pares 40th anniversary event by watching these videos. Video The Future of International Solidarity: Over 100 participants! On April 30th, over 100 activists from Ottawa-Gatineau and around the world joined Inter Pares for its 40th anniversary event. Updates Happy International Women's Day: Photo & video gallery Our inspiring counterparts from Africa, Latin America, and Asia are committed to gender equality. Updates Building Peaceful Futures In Burma, Colombia and Ghana, Inter Pares and its counterparts work towards building a lasting peace. Bulletins Internally displaced struggle for land in Las Pavas, Colombia Displaced families of the community of Las Pavas in Colombia are working for a lasting solution after numerous forced evictions. Insight & Analysis The Gradual Instant: Change from the Ground Up We do not wait for change to come – we make change every day. Bulletins Fuelling Underdevelopment in Colombia: Poverty, Human Rights and Canada’s Role in the African Palm Oil Sector The report examines the socio-economic, human rights, cultural, and environmental impacts of the expanding production of African oil palm. Reports Land and Conflict – Resource Extraction, Human Rights, and Corporate Social Responsibility: Canadian Companies in Colombia Examination of four case studies of Canadian extractive industry investment projects in Colombia for potential human rights risks Reports The Hope that Unites Us Internal armed conflicts in Peru, Guatemala, and Colombia changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals. Bulletins
Prioritizing mental health in social justice Whether living on the frontlines of conflict or supporting social justice movements from afar—the strain of injustice and violence takes a toll. This Bulletin shares how counterparts in Burma and Colombia are making mental Bulletins
Behind the scenes of LGBTQI+ Advocacy: A mental health conversation with Valentina Parra Valentina Parra is a feminist lawyer with Colombia Diversa, an Inter Pares counterpart advocating for LGBTQI+ rights in Colombia.
There can be no justice without truth For five years, Colombia Diversa has been supporting LGBTIQ+ participation. In the News
Redefining Realities: The art of social justice This Bulletin showcases how counterparts use art as a tool to advance social justice. Bulletins
Promoting trans-inclusion through art in Colombia In Quindío, Colombia, trans women have created Kathleya Trans, a grassroots group that combats violence. In the News
The Cycle of change Across the globe, a new generation of activists is engaging to help rebuild and reshape our world, infusing movements for change with fresh energy and ideas. Insight & Analysis
Seeking truth and justice for the LGBTIQ+ community in Colombia Join us as we connect with Colombia Diversa to learn more about how they are seizing the transitional justice process to seek truth, justice and guarantees of non-recurrence for LGBTIQ+ victims and survivors. Video
Seeking truth and justice for the LGBTIQ+ community in Colombia Join Colombia Diversa to learn more about how they are seek truth, justice and guarantees of non-recurrence for LGBTIQ+ victims and survivors. Webinar
Seeking truth and justice for the LGBTIQ+ community in Colombia Colombia Diversa is promoting healing and providing practical tools to empower LGBTIQ+ victims and survivors to share their stories and access justice. Insight & Analysis
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. Bulletins
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. Webinar
Podcast: Nourishing Community in Guinea Bissau In a new podcast, learn more about the special partnership between Tiniguena and Inter Pares - a partnership that dates back 30 years. In the News
Challenging Colonialism As Canada marks Black History Month and International Development Week, we ask ourselves: How can we resist, rather than reinforce, global structures of racism and colonialism? Bulletins
Dismantling Systemic Racism and Exclusion in Colombia For Manuel, ethno-education is not only an obligation of the State, it is fundamental to the dismantling of systemic racism and exclusion that Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities face. Insight & Analysis
The work of social justice continues during COVID-19 In this moment of global uncertainty, grassroots mobilization gives us hope. 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
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
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.
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). Insight & Analysis
Omar Fernández, Corporación Arazá Omar Fernández is the Director of the Corporación Arazá, a Bogotá-based NGO working for social justice and the defense of human and environmental rights.
Faces of Courage Take a closer look at courage - what it is, what it looks like, and the risks facing defenders around the world. Bulletins
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. Insight & Analysis
What is Courage? The people with whom Inter Pares works demonstrate profound courage, in their patience, persistence,fearlessness and motivation. Insight & Analysis
Whose Rights? A Feminist Approach to International Investment Agreements How power and privilege are distributed and for whose benefit? Insight & Analysis
Building an Inclusive Peace in Colombia Colombia's peace agreement is historic as it is the most inclusive developed to date. Inter Pares' counterparts were instrumental in shaping the agreement. Insight & Analysis
Connecting Struggles Bill Fairbairn, Latin America Program Manager at Inter Pares, draws a parallel between his social justice convictions as a gay man and Inter Pares' feminist priorities. Insight & Analysis
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. Bulletins
Stories of Struggle Meet Narsamma, Najwa, Adriana, and Marcela, the women at the heart of our Stories of Struggle campaign. Video
Adriana and Marcela, Colombia Diversa Adriana and Marcela were among the first lesbian couples to marry in Colombia.
No True Peace Without the Voices of Women In late 2012, when Colombia’s government and its largest guerrilla group, known as the FARC, met in Norway to launch peace talks, the only woman sitting at the table was the Norwegian moderator. Insight & Analysis
Video of "From the Land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and Colombia" On April 25th, Inter Pares held its 2016 Speakers Series event, "From the Land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and Colombia." Relive or discover this event by watching the video. Video
From the Land: 140 supporters reflect with us on reconciliation On April 25th, 2016, 140 supporters and activists from Ottawa-Gatineau joined Inter Pares for the 2016 edition of its annual Speakers Series, "From the Land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and Colombia." Updates
2016 Speakers Series: From the land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and Colombia Come and join us on April 25th at 7pm for meaningful discussion on reconciliation - a concept that is more important today than ever. Conference
The Future of International Solidarity Over forty years, we have witnessed incredible change in the countries where we work. While some rights have been gained, others become threatened. Insight & Analysis
The Future of International Solidarity: an open dialogue - Videos Live again or discover the highlights of Inter Pares 40th anniversary event by watching these videos. Video
The Future of International Solidarity: Over 100 participants! On April 30th, over 100 activists from Ottawa-Gatineau and around the world joined Inter Pares for its 40th anniversary event. Updates
Happy International Women's Day: Photo & video gallery Our inspiring counterparts from Africa, Latin America, and Asia are committed to gender equality. Updates
Building Peaceful Futures In Burma, Colombia and Ghana, Inter Pares and its counterparts work towards building a lasting peace. Bulletins
Internally displaced struggle for land in Las Pavas, Colombia Displaced families of the community of Las Pavas in Colombia are working for a lasting solution after numerous forced evictions. Insight & Analysis
The Gradual Instant: Change from the Ground Up We do not wait for change to come – we make change every day. Bulletins
Fuelling Underdevelopment in Colombia: Poverty, Human Rights and Canada’s Role in the African Palm Oil Sector The report examines the socio-economic, human rights, cultural, and environmental impacts of the expanding production of African oil palm. Reports
Land and Conflict – Resource Extraction, Human Rights, and Corporate Social Responsibility: Canadian Companies in Colombia Examination of four case studies of Canadian extractive industry investment projects in Colombia for potential human rights risks Reports
The Hope that Unites Us Internal armed conflicts in Peru, Guatemala, and Colombia changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals. Bulletins