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I Am Rohingya - Ottawa Screening
I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts is a powerful documentary that chronicles the journey of fourteen Rohingya refugee youth in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, who take to the stage to re-enact their...
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I Am Rohingya - Ontario screenings
I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts is a powerful documentary that chronicles the journey of fourteen Rohingya refugee youth in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, who take to the stage to re-enact their...
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Burma’s Forgotten Wars
"People are trapped in the jungle and can’t go home to their villages.” It is April 2018, and Steven and I are talking in a hot wooden house in Kachin State, northern Burma. Steven is the Secretary...
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Burma's Forgotten Wars
In our June 2018 edition, Samantha McGavin, Asia Program Manager, shares photos and reflections from her then-recent trip in Burma.Inter Pares has been working with local organizations in Burma and...
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Broadening the conversation on Burma
Inter Pares staff member Samantha McGavin’s April 2018 trip to Burma, which also led her to Thailand and Malaysia (see additional photos in the gallery below), was part of Inter Pares’ approach to...
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The cycle of violence in Burma
August 8, 2018.Thirty years ago today, most of the world remained unaware as thousands took to the streets of Burma to demand democracy after 30 years of military rule. The army responded to the...
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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,...
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Nikki Richard
Nikki Richard is Co-Manager of the Burma Program at Inter Pares. Her key focus areas are the nexus of human rights and the environment, and community development work.Nikki spent several years in...
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Colombian Truth Commission hears testimony from Inter Pares
Inter Pares Latin America Program Manager Bill Fairbairn recently provided testimony in Bogotá to the Colombian Truth Commission about his experience working in support of human rights and peace in...
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Building Sustainable Peace in Burma
The recurring conflicts in Burma represent a major challenge for the promotion of peace, development and democracy. However, many people work every day to build a peaceful Burma by various means.The...
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Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy
Inter Pares has signed onto a joint statement regarding the February 1st military coup d'état in Burma. The statement calls for the Burma military to cease its use of violence and respect democratic...
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Seeking truth and justice for the LGBTIQ+ community in Colombia
Seeking truth and justice for the LGBTIQ+ community in ColombiaWednesday October 2712:00pm – 1:00pm ESTFeaturingMaría Susana Peralta RamónColombia Diversa (Colombia)The webinar will be in English....
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Understanding the past, redefining the present
“I want to put my energy into talking with them.” Quimy de León is a researcher and long-time activist. She is also co-founder of RUDA, a new Inter Pares counterpart. RUDA was born in 2017 out of this...
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Sudanese Women at the Frontlines of Resistance
In January 2022, Inter Pares co-hosted Sudanese Women at the Frontlines of Resistance. Four Sudanese human rights defenders, Nagda Mansour, Nisreen Alsaim, Sara Abdelgalil and Kholood Khair, spoke...
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Coup Contagion and Activist Resistance in Sudan & Burma
Last year was marked not only by COVID-19, but by another type of pandemic: coup contagion. In 2021, more military power grabs were attempted globally than in the previous five years combined. In...
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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.Women in Sudan have experienced a tumultuous journey over the past...
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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 Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO)– a long-term counterpart from Burma. Inter Pares’...
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WATCH | Who is perpetuating the war in Sudan?
When war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, it made headlines around the world.Now more than seven months into the brutal conflict, "the world is scandalously silent," as a spokesperson for the UNHCR,...
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#KeepEyesOnSudan
Activists use #KeepEyesOnSudan across social media to raise awareness about the ongoing war in Sudan and to advocate for international attention and support. And in the early days of the war, all eyes...
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VIDEO - Resistance and resilience in Burma : three years after the coup
Watch this video for a comprehensive update on Burma with our program manager, Nikki. In this FB live, she dives into the current situation three years after the devastating coup, shedding light on...
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