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Artists of Inter Pares: Summer 2019

Every July we share one of our favourite traditions – our annual summer reading list. This year, we are shaking things up with “Artists of Inter Pares”, a celebration of creativity in our community.

Jul 16, 2019

Artists of Inter Pares

Inter Pares resigns from Advisory Body

Inter Pares has tendered its resignation from the government’s Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Body on Responsible Business Conduct Abroad (Advisory Body).

Jul 11, 2019

Power to investigate

NEW video series highlights Likhaan Center for Women’s Health

The Purple Wave: Health on the Margins spotlights alternative, community-based health programs and advocacy in Manila.

Jul 4, 2019

The words The Purple Wave: Health on the Margins on a dark purple background

Civil society denounces release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso

Civil society organizations, including Inter Pares, denounce the release of genetically modified “male-sterile” mosquitoes in Burkina Faso.

Jul 2, 2019

Mae Tao Clinic celebrates 30 years

Today Mae Tao Clinic celebrates thirty years of providing healthcare, education and protection… and so much more.

Jun 18, 2019

Taken on the front steps of Parliament in Ottawa – a delegation organized together with Rights and Democracy. Guests included staff the National Coalition Government of Burma, Mae Tao Clinic, Shan Women’s Action Network and the Karen Women’s Organization.

Civil society organizations denounce violence in Sudan

Over ten Canadian civil society organizations denounce the recent and ongoing violent repression against peaceful, non-violent protesters in Sudan.

Jun 11, 2019

A woman holding a Sudanese flag speaks into a megaphone. She is surrounded by protesters.

Government of Canada announces meaningful investment in SRHR

Inter Pares applauds commitment of $1.4 billion, annually, to promote the health and rights of women and girls around the world over a ten-year period, with special focus on SRHR.

Jun 7, 2019

A woman sits smiling at the camera

Sudan’s Revolution: The Struggle Within a Struggle

The women’s movement will continue to organize and shape a revolution that recognizes the autonomy and respects the agency of women.

Jun 7, 2019

A group of Sudanese women gathered in protest with their backs to the camera

DDS and Urok Community Marine Protected Area win 2019 Equator Prize

Inter Pares is thrilled to congratulate two champions of biodiversity on winning the prestigious Equator Prize.

Jun 3, 2019

Inter Pares Annual Report 2018 - Ordinary People; Extraordinary Change

In our 2018 Annual Report, you will read the stories of five extraordinary activists.

May 21, 2019

Defending the right to political and social action

For over four decades Inter Pares has been committed to promoting deep and enduring relationships of common cause among civil society organizations.

May 21, 2019

Reclaim Mother’s Day

What if, this year, we take Mother’s Day back to its roots: a celebration of women as changemakers and contributors to society.

May 7, 2019

Our 2018 Annual Report is out!

This year, we highlight the people of Inter Pares who make the work we do possible.

May 4, 2019

Inter Pares Submission to the Canada Revenue Agency Consultation on Guidance CG-027 on Public policy dialogue and development activities by charities

Inter Pares has long called for the Canadian government to uphold the crucial role of charities in public debate and in Canadian society at large.

May 3, 2019

2018 Full Financial Statements

These are our full financial statements for 2018.

Apr 24, 2019

TWO winners for the 2019 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award

Inter Pares is thrilled to recognize Clinic 554 and the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives with this year’s Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award.

Apr 24, 2019

Activist Fair: Conversations on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights

Don't miss an enlightening evening of spoken word poetry, discussion, and celebration!

Apr 17, 2019

Activist Fair: Conversations on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights

On Monday April 29, Inter Pares invites you to Activist Fair: Conversations on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights, an e

Apr 5, 2019

Activist Fair: Conversations on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights

“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.

Mar 11, 2019

Demonstrate solidarity with survivors of forced and coerced sterilizations in Canada

For 2019 International Women's Day, support Indigenous women in Canada who have been sterilized without consent.

Mar 4, 2019

My dear sangham sisters

Remarks from Shree Mulay, Inter Pares Board member at the twentieth anniversary of the Mobile Biodiversity Festival, Telangana, India.

Feb 27, 2019

Defying Dichotomies: People who move

Refugees, migrants, voluntary or forced displacement ... learn more about a reality more complex than it seems.

Feb 27, 2019

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).

Feb 19, 2019

Call for Nominations for 2019 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award

Do you know a Canadian organization carrying out transformative work to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights? Help to raise their profile by nominating them.

Feb 14, 2019

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.

Feb 14, 2019

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.

Feb 11, 2019

Genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso – there is no consent

Gene drive mosquitoes are on the horizon in Burkina Faso as a false solution to eradicate malaria.

Dec 17, 2018

Stories of Hope

Enjoy five amazing stories of hope brought to life through the words of five inspiring activists.

Dec 12, 2018

Welcome to Stories of Hope!

Over the next five weeks we’ll share amazing stories of hope brought to life through the words of inspiring people: Razia, Lina, Mariam, Omar and Anne.

Nov 26, 2018

Faces of Courage

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

Oct 24, 2018

In Sudan, Courage Means Women Who Persist

Through every stage of life, the rights and freedoms of women in Sudan are compromised. Our counterparts are part of the courageous women’s rights movement.

Oct 24, 2018

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.

Oct 24, 2018

What is Courage?

The people with whom Inter Pares works demonstrate profound courage, in their patience, persistence,fearlessness and motivation.

Oct 24, 2018

Inter Pares at Food Secure Canada

Inter Pares is proud to participate in Food Secure Canada's 10th assembly: resetting the table.

Oct 11, 2018

Introducing… ENDA Pronat

Inter Pares is proud to announce its new relationship with Enda Pronat, a Senegalese organization advocating for sustainable and fair development.

Oct 9, 2018

Never has such a tribute been revoked

Aung San Suu Kyi has been silent in the face of genocide. Why revoking her Honorary Canadian Citizenship is right.

Oct 4, 2018

Feminism and the Economic System

Explore the intersection of feminism and economics, including how wealth is generated, distributed, and to whose benefit.

Sep 4, 2018

Tax Justice and Gender Equality

What does tax justice have to do with feminism and gender equality?

Sep 4, 2018

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.

Sep 4, 2018

Women's Health, Women's Rights BC Tour 2018

Learn more about the Tour to British Columbia of Likhaan, a women's health center based in the Philippines.

Aug 31, 2018

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.

Aug 16, 2018

Naw K'nyaw Paw, KWO

Joint statement on Canada's support for women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia

Inter Pares and civil society join the Canadian government to call for the release of women’s right activists detained in Saudi Arabia.

Aug 10, 2018

The cycle of violence in Burma

Canada must not look at the recent Rohingya crisis in isolation from Burma’s long-standing conflicts.

Aug 7, 2018

The authors of Inter Pares - 2018 summer reading list

We would like to introduce you to some amazing members of the Inter Pares community, through the books they have published.

Jul 17, 2018

Collage of book covers

How the River Grows

It is the tiniest spring and the most modest stream that eventually turn the waterwheel and the turbine.

Jul 16, 2018

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.

Jun 8, 2018

Inter Pares staff members Samantha McGavin and Rebecca Wolsak (at left and right) with CHRO's Sang Hnin Lian and KDNG's Steven Naw Awng (centre), speaking alongside Chris Lewa to MPs and Senators on Parliament Hill.
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