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Climate plans must include solutions by and for communities

“This is where we used to grow rice, before the sea swept our fields away,” Sanca Albino says, pointing to the beach, where the waves crash relentlessly.  

Without seed security, no food sovereignty

Seed security is the guarantee of producing or having access to quality seeds.

$16 million for climate and feminist action in West Africa

Funding announcement for Feminist Climate Action in West Africa project.

Human Rights and the Environment should be Non-Partisan Issues

Bills Introduced to Protect People and the Planet Warrant All-Party Support.

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

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The art of emancipation

Tiniguena has preserved tropical forest by supporting a network of community forest led by local people.

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.

Feminism and the Economic System

Feminism is about a transformational change in power dynamics. So it’s essential to examine how wealth is generated and for whose benefit.

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.

May is Mining Justice Month!

Join us and tell the Canadian government to fulfill the promises it made in January.

Inter Pares Annual Report 2017 - The People of Inter Pares

In this year's Annual Report, we highlight the people of Inter Pares. Meet some of our counterparts, a donor, a staff and a board member, all part of the Inter Pares community.

Plunder in the Borneo rainforest: A Canadian connection?

The Sarawak activists trying to “follow the money” and highlight a number of the factors that give Canada an international reputation as a safe haven for money laundering.

Government Announces a Human Rights Ombudsperson

Inter Pares welcomes the announcement regarding the creation of a Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Business Enterprise.

A New Vision for Land in Burma

Sai Khur Hseng is an activist who works closely with local community groups in Burma who stand up for customary land tenure systems that protect their land and the environment.

Water Warriors at One World Film Festival

Inter Pares is proud to sponsor and co-present a screening of Water Warriors, a documentary film by Storyline, at the 28th Annual One World Film Festival, in Ottawa.

Deeper Change in Burma: Working Towards Inclusive Democracy

In this issue, we report on the situation in Burma regarding democracy and human rights.

May Month of Action for Mining Justice

Join Inter Pares and the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) for a month of action for mining justice in May.

May Month of Action for Mining Justice

Join Inter Pares and the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) for a Month of Action for Mining Justice in May (and get started today).

Improving Canada’s Contribution to Women’s Access to Land in Africa

How is it some rights are protected and some not, some laws enforced and some not? Women farmers grow 70% of Africa’s food but often have few rights to land. Massive land grabs by elites and foreign corporations are making the situation worse. Inter Pares’ Jean Symes recently spoke on an expert panel to a conference about how Canada can support African women farmers to keep their land.

My Retirement, Not at the Price of Human Dignity!

Quebec and BC’s pension funds have land investments in Brazil that are forcing peasants off their land through violence and fraud. Take action now and write to their CEOs.

Help make Canada Open for Justice

Take action today so that Canada has an ombudsperson to give recourse when Canadian mining companies abuse human rights.

Open for Justice: Training webinar for engaging your MP

Join this training webinar to learn about recent Open for Justice activities and how you can help promote corporate accountability and mining justice.

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.

Op-ed: Enough talk, Canada needs extractive industries ombudsperson

The CNCA has just released proposed legislation that would uphold human rights of communities affected by Canadian extractive industries.

Women Who Inspire

This bulletin celebrates women's leadership and Inter Pares' commitment to feminism and gender equality.

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.

Inter Pares Film Nights – Raising Resistance

This film explores Latin American farmers' struggle against the expanding production of genetically modified soy in South America. Eric Chaurette, Inter Pares food sovereignty program manager, will join us for a post-screening conversation on the issues profiled in the film.

2015 Highlights

Here are some highlights of what we’ve accomplished with our counterparts around the world in 2015.

Don Kossick, Canada

Don Kossick is a longtime community activist in Canada.

Foreign Pension Funds and Land Grabbing in Brazil

Swedish, US and Canadian pension funds have acquired farmlands in Brazil by way of a Brazilian businessman accused of using violence and fraud to displace small farmers. These pension funds are also using complex company structures that have the effect of evading Brazilian laws restricting foreign investments in farmland.

Top Swedish, US and Canadian pension funds linked to Brazilian land grabs, displacement of people

A New York company managing the retirement savings of workers in Sweden, the US and Canada is evading Brazilian laws on foreign investment to acquire farmlands from a businessman accused of violently displacing local communities.

Working for Change Among Equals

This bulletin is about the future of international solidarity, the importance of exposure trips in Inter Pares' approach, the role of political leadership in universal healthcare.

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.

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.

Film screening - La fièvre verte (Green Fever)

On the last day of the One World Film Festival, Inter Pares will hold a screening of La fièvre verte (The Green Fever).

Defending Land and Livelihood

This bulletin shows how Inter Pares is supporting communities to find justice in Bangladesh and Burkina Faso. It also examines the human abuses perpetrated against migrant workers here in Canada.

The Power of Collective Action in Bangladesh

Nijera Kori landless groups in the communities of Charbata, Bangladesh, successfully led collective action to protect the land to farm and the river to fish.

Interview with Geoff Evans, a long-time Inter Pares supporter and admirer

Geoff Evans describes why he has stayed engaged with Inter Pares over three decades.

Inter Pares Film Nights features "The Hole Story"

Come join us for the 4th night in our series of Inter Pares Film Nights. This month, we will be watching and discussing “The Hole Story,” the 2011 documentary by Quebec filmmakers Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie. "The Hole Story" analyzes Canada's mining industry, particularly its impacts on the environment and workers’ health. After the film, several key activists in the mining justice movement will join us to answer questions and engage in a discussion.

Burmese women's rights activists wary of Canadian mining investment

By Embassy Magazine's Kristen Shane.

Forum on Challenges of Sustainable Fisheries: The global and the local context

An interesting discussion on sustaining resources in a different contexts around the world.

The True Face of Landgrabs in West Africa

Participatory research reveals disastrous impacts on communities.

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.

Farmers in Ghana displaced for Canadian mine seek justice

Farmers desperate after 10 year struggle for fair compensation for farms destroyed for Canadian mine.

Civilian voices in Burma’s ceasefire negotiations

Affected communities collaborate to pursue a peace based on civilian interests.

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.

Crony capitalism: How ‘development’ led to armed conflict in Kachin State

Uncontrolled resource development during a 17-year ceasefire impoverished Kachin State & reignited war in 2011.

Building the Foundations of Peace in Burma

In this Bulletin, we describe our Burma work - building the foundation for the dream of sustainable peace.

Canada Pension Plan fuels human rights abuses in Burma

Burma’s Shwe Gas Project fuels armed conflict, rights abuses and poverty, with Canada Pension Plan financing.

Our Common Future Today

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