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A Model for Peace: Women building peace in Mali
The community leaders who gathered in Gao last July had seen their share of horror, of hope, and of hope betrayed. Gao, on the banks of the Niger River, is theprovincial capital in one of the areas of...
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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 sitting at the table was the Norwegian moderator. Sadly,...
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Struggles, Strategies and Successes: Women Building Peace in Sudan
Sudan is a country mired in conflict and repression where violence against women is pervasive. And yet a courageous women’s movement resists, advocates and continues to work for political and social...
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Flor Salvador: Witness to struggle and triumph in Mesoamerica
By Guillaume Charbonneau The oldest of nine children, Flor de María Salvador grew up near Guatemala City, helping her mother sell tortillas in order to support her siblings. She learned about the...
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Flor Salvador: Witness to struggle and triumph in Mesoamerica
BY GUILLAUME CHARBONNEAU The oldest of nine children, Flor de María Salvador grew up near Guatemala City, helping her mother sell tortillas in order to support her siblings. She learned about the...
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Dr. Cynthia Maung: Saving lives and building healthy futures in Burma
Meeting Dr. Cynthia Maung is something you just never forget. Many years ago, when Inter Pares staff member Rebecca Wolsak was volunteering in her clinic in a small Thai town on the border with Burma,...
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Highlights 2016: Inter Pares' year in review
Globally, Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world. Here are some highlights of what we’ve accomplished together in 2016.AfricaAs part of its work with...
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Presentation on Women, Peace and Security for the SCFAID
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...
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From the Land: 140 supporters reflect with us on reconciliation
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...
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Projet Accompagnement Québec-Guatemala (PAQG)
Language EnglishProjet Accompagnement Québec-Guatemala (PAQG) is a solidarity organization based on the volunteer commitment of human rights activists. Its mission is to provide support to Guatemalans...
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Countering Dehumanization and Hate
READ INTER PARES' STATEMENT ON THE LATEST VIOLENCE AGAINST THE ROHINGYA POPULATION IN BURMA " I was with my 22-year-old sister-in-law in our house. We ran outside. People were running everywhere. My...
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Return is Never That Simple
“The camp is very crowded, and people are feeling a lot of uncertainty.” The elected leader of Mae La, the largest refugee camp in Thailand, was explaining the sharp increase in suicides among its...
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A New Vision for Land in Burma
Around the world, land is central to many social justice struggles. It matters who controls it, how it’s developed and used, and who benefits (or suffers) from how it’s used. Burma is no different....
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Statement on Latest Violence against the Rohingya Population in Burma
Inter Pares is horrified and gravely concerned regarding the latest wave of military violence against Rohingya civilians in northwestern Burma. We have been working with counterparts on the ground in...
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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.Language English Resource...
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Joint statement on violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar
The below-named Canadian civil society organizations and individuals, who all have a strong interest and/or long experience of working in the Asia-Pacific region, are gravely concerned regarding the...
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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 Canada to take stronger action. Most recently, we voiced this concern during an...
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Rape by Command
Inter Pares counterpart Kaladan Press Network, Burma’s first Rohingya independent news agency, released a report that documents the Burmese Army’s widespread, systematic use of sexual violence against...
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Kaladan Press Network
Language English Kaladan Press Network (KPN) is an independent and non-for-profit news agency of Rohingyas of Arakan in Burma. It was established in 2001 by Rohingyas living in exile in Bangladesh. It...
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I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts
Inter Pares is thrilled to announce upcoming screenings of I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts as part of its multi-city Canadian tour. This powerful documentary chronicles the journey of fourteen...
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