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Video Broadening the conversation on Burma In June 2018, Inter Pares organized a visit to Ottawa of colleagues in Kachin, Chin, and Arakan States, in order to bring their voices to policymakers and promote a comprehensive approach to Burma. Insight & Analysis 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. Bulletins Burma’s Forgotten Wars Samantha McGavin, Burma Program Manager, shines a light on the country beyond the Rohingya crisis through photos and reflections. Insight & Analysis I Am Rohingya - Ontario screenings This documentary chronicles the journey of fourteen Rohingya refugee youth who resolve to theatrically re-enact their families’ harrowing experiences in Burma and beyond. Film screening I Am Rohingya - Ottawa Screening Join us on May 9 at the Mayfair Theatre for the Ottawa Premiere of I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Act. The documentary screening will be followed by a Q&A with the incredibly brave and inventive Rohingya youth community of Kitchener-Waterloo. Film screening I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts This powerful documentary is about the journey of fourteen Rohingya refugee youth re-enacting their families' harrowing experiences in Burma and beyond. Updates Rape by Command A new report details Burmese Army’s use of rape as a weapon against the Rohingya women and girls. Reports Inter Pares speaks out on Rohingya crisis, calls for immediate strong measures Inter Pares remains highly concerned by the ongoing Rohingya crisis in Burma and Bangladesh, and by the pressing need for stronger action. In the News Joint statement on violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar On September 26th, Inter Pares joined 30+ Canadian organizations and human rights activists in calling for further Canadian action on the crisis. In the News Statement on Latest Violence against the Rohingya Population in Burma Inter Pares is gravely concerned regarding the latest wave of military violence against Rohingya civilians in northwestern Burma. In the News A New Vision for Land in Burma Land is central to many social justice struggles around the world, and it’s no different in Burma. However, ethnic civil society organizations have a new vision for land use. Insight & Analysis Return is Never That Simple Refugees in camps in Thailand are increasingly worried about their futures since many international NGOs are withdrawing their support. Insight & Analysis Countering Dehumanization and Hate Since October 2016, the Burmese army has unleashed a new wave of violence against Rohingya Muslim civilians in the northwest of the country. Insight & Analysis Deeper Change in Burma: Working Towards Inclusive Democracy In this issue, we report on the situation in Burma regarding democracy and human rights. Bulletins What Does it Take to Leave Home? This bulletin offers stories and reflections on challenges faced in Burma, Honduras, and by women coming to Canada. Bulletins Why Women Seek Asylum: The global pandemic of gender-based violence Board member Amanda Dale spoke with us about the challenges for women seeking asylum in Canada. Insight & Analysis Picture a Refugee Labels of "refugee" instead of "migrant" have power worldwide, including in Burma, where displaced people have many stories but with common threads. Insight & Analysis Burma: Bringing Grassroots Experience to Canadian Policy In March of 2015, Inter Pares hosted a delegation of four women from Burma to meet with people facing similar struggles, and to share camaraderie and strategies. Insight & Analysis 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. 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Insight & Analysis Chin people in Burma: Having a say on their land Chin Human Rights Organization documents human rights abuses and campaigns to ensure benefits for Indigenous people. Insight & Analysis 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. Bulletins 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. Bulletins Canadian Council for Refugees Spring Consultation – Opening Remarks Inter Pares’ history of supporting displaced peoples and fighting for refugee rights. Presentations Rights activist Charm Tong shares struggle for democracy in Burma with Canadians She shared stories with Canadians and presented before a parliamentary committee the human rights situation in Burma. Insight & Analysis Doctors from Canada and Burma exchange lessons on refugee health care Inter Pares connects people delivering community-based healthcare for patients caught up in poverty and conflict. Insight & Analysis Learning and Acting Together Canadian officials and politicians appreciate having access to perspectives and voices they otherwise would not have heard. Bulletins Solidarity is Our Security Replacing fear with common cause, and addressing the roots of poverty and oppression. Bulletins Sold into Slavery: Burma’s refugees exploited by Malaysian traffickers and authorities Refugees fleeing abuse in Burma are sold by traffickers in Malaysia and south Thailand, with official complicity. Updates 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 Articles Out of the Shadowlands: A report on an international learning circle on migration & citizenship Activists, policy makers and academics from the around the world met to discuss migration and the rights of people on the move. Reports
“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
Defying Dichotomies: People who move Refugees, migrants, voluntary or forced displacement ... learn more about a reality more complex than it seems. Insight & Analysis
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
Karen Women's Organization & Inter Pares: A relationship based on shared values Inter Pares has an extensive program on Burma, in which we have been collaborating with the Karen Women's Organization (KWO) since 2000. We asked two KWO leaders, Naw K'nyaw Paw and Naw Zipporah Sein, to speak about the nature of our collaboration. Video
Broadening the conversation on Burma In June 2018, Inter Pares organized a visit to Ottawa of colleagues in Kachin, Chin, and Arakan States, in order to bring their voices to policymakers and promote a comprehensive approach to Burma. Insight & Analysis
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. Bulletins
Burma’s Forgotten Wars Samantha McGavin, Burma Program Manager, shines a light on the country beyond the Rohingya crisis through photos and reflections. Insight & Analysis
I Am Rohingya - Ontario screenings This documentary chronicles the journey of fourteen Rohingya refugee youth who resolve to theatrically re-enact their families’ harrowing experiences in Burma and beyond. Film screening
I Am Rohingya - Ottawa Screening Join us on May 9 at the Mayfair Theatre for the Ottawa Premiere of I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Act. The documentary screening will be followed by a Q&A with the incredibly brave and inventive Rohingya youth community of Kitchener-Waterloo. Film screening
I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts This powerful documentary is about the journey of fourteen Rohingya refugee youth re-enacting their families' harrowing experiences in Burma and beyond. Updates
Rape by Command A new report details Burmese Army’s use of rape as a weapon against the Rohingya women and girls. Reports
Inter Pares speaks out on Rohingya crisis, calls for immediate strong measures Inter Pares remains highly concerned by the ongoing Rohingya crisis in Burma and Bangladesh, and by the pressing need for stronger action. In the News
Joint statement on violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar On September 26th, Inter Pares joined 30+ Canadian organizations and human rights activists in calling for further Canadian action on the crisis. In the News
Statement on Latest Violence against the Rohingya Population in Burma Inter Pares is gravely concerned regarding the latest wave of military violence against Rohingya civilians in northwestern Burma. In the News
A New Vision for Land in Burma Land is central to many social justice struggles around the world, and it’s no different in Burma. However, ethnic civil society organizations have a new vision for land use. Insight & Analysis
Return is Never That Simple Refugees in camps in Thailand are increasingly worried about their futures since many international NGOs are withdrawing their support. Insight & Analysis
Countering Dehumanization and Hate Since October 2016, the Burmese army has unleashed a new wave of violence against Rohingya Muslim civilians in the northwest of the country. Insight & Analysis
Deeper Change in Burma: Working Towards Inclusive Democracy In this issue, we report on the situation in Burma regarding democracy and human rights. Bulletins
What Does it Take to Leave Home? This bulletin offers stories and reflections on challenges faced in Burma, Honduras, and by women coming to Canada. Bulletins
Why Women Seek Asylum: The global pandemic of gender-based violence Board member Amanda Dale spoke with us about the challenges for women seeking asylum in Canada. Insight & Analysis
Picture a Refugee Labels of "refugee" instead of "migrant" have power worldwide, including in Burma, where displaced people have many stories but with common threads. Insight & Analysis
Burma: Bringing Grassroots Experience to Canadian Policy In March of 2015, Inter Pares hosted a delegation of four women from Burma to meet with people facing similar struggles, and to share camaraderie and strategies. Insight & Analysis
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
Burma programming - Past and Future For over 20 years, Inter Pares has collaborated with local groups in Burma and neighbouring countries. Reports
Our 2014 Annual Report is out! This year Inter Pares celebrates its 40th anniversary, and enthusiastically launches its fifth decade of global social action. Updates
Burmese women's rights activists wary of Canadian mining investment By Embassy Magazine's Kristen Shane. In the News
Highlights 2014 Highlights from 2014 of what Inter Pares and its counterparts have accomplished. Highlights
Dr. Cynthia Maung: A model for women’s leadership Dr. Cynthia provides critical healthcare to Burmese refugees at the Mae Tao Clinic near the Burma border in Thailand. Video
Aid for refugees, by refugees Camps in Thailand are built and run by refugees themselves supported and monitored by The Border Consortium. Insight & Analysis
Chin people in Burma: Having a say on their land Chin Human Rights Organization documents human rights abuses and campaigns to ensure benefits for Indigenous people. Insight & Analysis
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. Bulletins
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. Bulletins
Canadian Council for Refugees Spring Consultation – Opening Remarks Inter Pares’ history of supporting displaced peoples and fighting for refugee rights. Presentations
Rights activist Charm Tong shares struggle for democracy in Burma with Canadians She shared stories with Canadians and presented before a parliamentary committee the human rights situation in Burma. Insight & Analysis
Doctors from Canada and Burma exchange lessons on refugee health care Inter Pares connects people delivering community-based healthcare for patients caught up in poverty and conflict. Insight & Analysis
Learning and Acting Together Canadian officials and politicians appreciate having access to perspectives and voices they otherwise would not have heard. Bulletins
Solidarity is Our Security Replacing fear with common cause, and addressing the roots of poverty and oppression. Bulletins
Sold into Slavery: Burma’s refugees exploited by Malaysian traffickers and authorities Refugees fleeing abuse in Burma are sold by traffickers in Malaysia and south Thailand, with official complicity. Updates
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 Articles
Out of the Shadowlands: A report on an international learning circle on migration & citizenship Activists, policy makers and academics from the around the world met to discuss migration and the rights of people on the move. Reports