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We had the privilege of welcoming two leading feminists and longtime Inter Pares collaborators from Sudan and Guinea-Bissau.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, the Harvesting Freedom caravan travelled more than 1,600 kilometres across Ontario.

This event will bring together an estimated 700 delegates to share knowledge, learn from others and build the relationships.

Violence against women around the world is so ubiquitous that the United Nations has called it a global pandemic. Join us as we explore its root causes and characteristics with two passionate activists who have dedicated their lives to addressing this pandemic through listening to marginalized women's stories, learning from their experiences and implementing practical solutions.

Join us for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Asha El-Karib on the efforts of women in Sudan to build peace and democracy amidst a difficult context. Dr. El-Karib is one of Sudan’s foremost women’s rights activists and the Senior Strategic Advisor for the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development based in Khartoum, Sudan.

Recent reports of sales despite a ban on military exports are profoundly disturbing.

As a special afternoon edition of the Inter Pares Film Nights, Inter Pares is sponsoring a screening of Migrant Dreams, a documentary film by Min Sook Lee exposing the precarity and rights abuses that migrant farmworkers in Ontario face, at the One World Film Festival on October 1st.

From September 4th to October 3rd, migrant farmworkers are marching and caravanning across Ontario from Windsor to Ottawa, marking the 50th anniversary of Canada's "temporary" migrant farmworker programs. The caravan is raising awareness among Canadians about how our food system relies on their precarious and underpaid labour, and call on the federal government to offer them permanent residence status and to respect their labour rights.

Between May and July 2016, Global Affairs Canada conducted an extensive review of its development policies, known as the International Assistance Review (IAR). The review was an opportunity for civil society organizations and for Canadians to offer their views on how Canada can take action on poverty and inequality abroad.

Inter Pares participated in the 2016 World Social Forum, which was an unparalleled moment of learning and global solidarity.

This fall, two important series of events are drawing attention to the structural injustice that migrant farmworkers face in Canada, and to their demands for change.

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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 si

With the support of ACORD, women and men gathered to learn and share ideas of how to transform national conflict into an authentic and sustainable peace.

This brief, submitted to Canada's International Assistance Review in July 2016, seeks to build a common understanding of feminist approaches to international assistance, to assess the challenges, gaps and opportunities in Global Affairs Canada’s approach, and to develop a set of practical recommendations for implementing a feminist approach.

From August 9th to 14th, the World Social Forum (WSF) is coming to a Northern country for the first time since its inception in 2001, in Brazil. Don't miss this opportunity to participate in the world's largest gathering of social movements. Between 50 000 and 80 000 activists from civil society groups, organizations, and social movements from all over the world are expected to attend, including many of Inter Pares’ international and national counterparts.

We offered our views on how Canada can take action on poverty and inequality abroad.

Inter Pares staff continue to monitor the dire human rights situation in Honduras, and to call for justice and accountability.

Mamérita Mestanza hadn’t reached her 34th birthday when she died from complications resulting from tubal ligation surgery. Her story is far from unique.

By Rebecca Wolsak

The establishment of four reproductive health clinics in the Philippines and the promotion of sexual and reproductive health of women and girls contribute to a better control of their bodies and their lives.

This bulletin highlights the excellent work of our counterparts in reproductive and sexual health of women and girls in the Philippines, in-depth training for midwives in Burma and the unveiling of forced sterilizations committed in Peru.

Inter Pares staff Bill Fairbairn and Guillaume Charbonneau met last Tuesday with James Cavallaro, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

The Survey of Muslims in Canada 2016, supported by Inter Pares as part of our civil liberties work, confronts popular stereotypes by exploring Canadian Muslims’ experiences, opinions, and perceptions.

In this webinar, you can inform yourself and prepare for engaging your Member of Parliament on mining justice issues.

The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, in collaboration with Inter Pares and Octobus Books, invites you to a talk with Dennis Edney, an Edmonton-based lawyer who has been representing Omar Khadr pro bono for years.

The Panama Papers reveal a system where wealthy individuals hide their money in tax havens to avoid paying tax in the countries where they live and carry out their business. It may be legal but it isn’t fair.

Reclaim the original meaning of Mother's Day by supporting women around the world working for positive change. Make a gift to Inter Pares in honour of someone special and send them an e-card.

This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world.

Please join us for a deep dive into the fashion industry - from the cotton fields to the factories and runways.

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.

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."

This year's annual report is about the role of civil society in holding governments to account.

This Annual Report gives an overview of some of the watershed moments experienced by our counterparts during which they held governments to account for some of the root causes of inequality.

Inter Pares' Full Financial Statements for 2015

Bill Fairbairn, Inter Pares Program Manager, Latin America, testified before the parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on April 12th, 2016, during its study on women, peace and security.

Inter Pares is screening a 30-minute documentary from one of our Sudanese counterparts on child marriage. After the film, we will be discussing girls' and women's rights in Sudan with Fahima Hashim, founder of Salmmah Women's Resource Centre.

This video of the World March of Women from Outaouais shares voices of participants who tell us why in 2015, we still need to march.

Come and join us on April 25th at 7pm for meaningful discussion on reconciliation - a concept that is more important today than ever.

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.

Join us on March 8, 2016 for Ottawa’s biggest International Women’s Day celebration, featuring the annual Femmy Awards ceremony honouring local feminist change-makers, an activist fair, powerful arts performances, great food and drink, AND a dance party!

Inter Pares’ second Solidarity Tour to Guatemala has begun!

Inter Pares has launched 40 x 40, a campaign to welcome 40 new monthly donors!

14 Mayan Q'eqchí women demand justice for acts of sexual violence that they endured during the country's internal armed conflict.

This bulletin offers stories and reflections on challenges faced in Burma, Honduras, and by women coming to Canada.

In this five-year program, Inter Pares will promote the inclusion of ethnic and religious minorities in Burma’s transition to democracy and peace.

Board member Amanda Dale spoke with us about the challenges for women seeking asylum in Canada.

Every year, 80,000 to 100,000 undocumented men and women leave Honduras. The country is rocked by violence, but Hondurans are deemed “economic migrants.”

Labels of "refugee" instead of "migrant" have power worldwide, including in Burma, where displaced people have many stories but with common threads.