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Visit from our Burma counterpart CHRO 

Last month, Inter Pares received the visit of Salai Za Uk Ling, the deputy executive director from the C

Nov 16, 2023

Gender equality in rural areas

For several years now, a worldwide feminist resistance movement has been organized by women from different countries around key issues for women's

Nov 8, 2023

Canada announces new sanctions regarding Burma

Inter Pares welcomes the Government of Canada’s announcement of new sanctions related to Burma.

Nov 1, 2023

Burma: resistance and resilience

In Burma, civil society is innovating in dire circumstances while preserving hope in the future.

Oct 27, 2023

Scaling mountains to report the news

"Under the military council, we cannot go back.”

Oct 25, 2023

Innovating sexual and reproductive health services in conflict areas

When Nang Shwe Yin* was eight months pregnant, she started showing signs of pre-eclampsia — a condition that could put her life, and pregnancy, at

Oct 18, 2023

Building a federal democracy from the ground up

Amidst the chaos of conflict in Burma, people like Khu Lay are finding hope in structures many in other countries take for granted: regional govern

Oct 17, 2023

Solidarity with Indigenous activism

Inter Pares is located on the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Omàmiwinini.

Oct 10, 2023

Marking the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30 marks the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Sep 30, 2023

Sowing food sovereignty, cultivating relationships

Inter Pares helps farmers in Canada push for better climate policy, support migrant farm workers and build relationships between settler farmers and Indigenous communities.

Sep 28, 2023

Resisting lithium mining in Quebec 

Below the surface of the unceded territory of the Anicinape Aki, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue in western Quebec, a rare resource has caught the eye of

Sep 28, 2023

Wage solidarity campaign for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

For the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept.

Sep 25, 2023

wage solidarity

Countering corporate control at COP27 climate negotiations

“Thoughts and feelings only go so far... Economic reconciliation is backing up those feelings.”

Sep 15, 2023

Crisis in Peru: Justice on hold for Quechua women

Recent events in Peru might have survivors of forced sterilization waiting even longer for justice.

Jun 12, 2023

PETITION: Action on Burma

Last month, we took part in the relaunch of the multi-party friendship group Parliamentary Friends of a Democratic Burma.

May 29, 2023

group photo of Parliamentary Friends of a Democratic Burma launch meeting

2022 Full Financial Statements

These are our full financial statements for 2022.

May 15, 2023

Inter Pares Annual Report 2022 - Transforming systems - the feminist way

In our 2022 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of transforming systems - the feminist way.

May 10, 2023

Renewing hope for social justice

Our hopes for greater equity, peace and climate justice are as alive as ever.

May 10, 2023

Organizing for public healthcare 

As people in Canada witness a healthcare system in crisis, we need solutions rooted in the values of the Canada Health Act.

May 10, 2023

Farming for a better food system

For decades, Inter Pares has collaborated with counterparts on sustainable food production.

May 10, 2023

Balancing today’s needs and tomorrow’s hopes in Burma

The civil society organizations in Burma are doing double duty: providing emergency support to communities and building the systems they need for a democratic future.

May 10, 2023

Photo showing many people, including children and babies, waiting for food distribution.

Remembering “The Millet Man”: PV Satheesh

Inter Pares mourns the loss of Deccan Development Society's founder and director.

Mar 29, 2023

Gender equality through women-led agroecology

Together with our counterparts, we are campaigning for an agroecology that cultivates autonomy.

Feb 7, 2023

Without seed security, no food sovereignty

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

Feb 7, 2023

Agroecology led by women in West Africa

In Madina Sara, the community created a seed bank to conserve seeds.

Feb 7, 2023

Agroecology: Helping women in West Africa access land

What role agroecology can play in strengthening women’s access to and control over land?

Feb 7, 2023

Burma activists in their own words

In February 2021, the military in Burma attempted a coup d’état. They have been violently trying to take control of the country ever since.

Feb 1, 2023

Honouring Caroline Andrew | The community remembers

Sharing stories and celebrating the life of an extraordinary woman.

Jan 19, 2023

Honouring Caroline Andrew The community remembers

$16 million for climate and feminist action in West Africa

Funding announcement for Feminist Climate Action in West Africa project.

Dec 18, 2022

REPORT | Resistance and movement building: Women’s rights in Sudan

A new Inter Pares-commissioned study explores the perspectives of women’s rights activists at the centre of gender justice in Sudan.

Dec 13, 2022

Resistance and movement building: Women’s rights in Sudan

Finding hope and strength in each other

From COVID-19, to coups, to coerced sterilization, difficult circumstances bring communities together.

Nov 18, 2022

Forced sterilization: Finding light after the darkness

In Peru during the 1990s, hundreds of thousands of women were forcibly sterilized under a government program.

Nov 18, 2022

Speak my language: Connecting through isolation with memes

The early pandemic was a dark time for everyone in metropolitan Manila – especially youth.

Nov 18, 2022

Circle of hope and solidarity in Sudan

In 2019, footage went viral of 22-year-old Alaa Salah leading Sudanese crowds in protest chants.

Nov 15, 2022

2nd National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Events, webinars, media, and solidarity actions in the National Capital Region on Algonquin Territory.

Sep 30, 2022

Privacy please: Respecting community women’s health rights in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh’s patriarchal society, our counterpart organization, Nijera Kori, brings poor, marginalized women together in local groups.

Sep 23, 2022

Indigenous voices at the heart of resistance in Burma

Indigenous activists are refusing to let inequalities of past struggles repeat themselves.

Sep 15, 2022

Group photo of about 25 children and youth. Each wears a cylindrical paper hat on their head, some with the word "Freedom" written on them. A few of the youth are holding up two large protest signs.

Sudan’s legal advocates finding their voice

The Sudanese constitution guarantees gender equality. But paradoxically, the “personal status laws” mandate a woman’s obedience to her husband.

Sep 9, 2022

Fighting for sex-ed in El Salvador

Wendy is part of a network of young people advocating for comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in El Salvador.

Aug 23, 2022

Inter Pares reacts to US Supreme Court ruling on abortion

Inter Pares believes that abortion is healthcare, and fundamental to one’s bodily autonomy.

Jun 27, 2022

Government of Canada supports new Inter Pares program in Burma/Myanmar

Inter Pares begins new project in support of civil society in Burma/Myanmar.

Jun 20, 2022

Six young women, each wearing a medical face mask, sit around a table looking at a poster of two situations: one marked with a red "X" and the other marked with a green check mark.

There can be no justice without truth

For five years, Colombia Diversa has been supporting LGBTIQ+ participation.

Jun 9, 2022

Decolonization here at home

Since our founding, we have sought to understand our role as an anti-colonial organization in a sector with deep colonial roots.

May 20, 2022

Inter Pares Annual Report 2021- Feminist action for justice

In our 2021 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of feminist action for justice.

May 19, 2022

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