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Destruction of a house caused by the junta in the wake of the military coup in Burma

Five years after the Burma military coup: What is happening now?

This month marks five years since the military coup in Burma (also called Myanmar*).

A patient and nurse sit together at a table. The patient has a blood pressure cuff on. The nurse is looking at a computer.

Reshaping sexual and reproductive health care in the Philippines

In the Philippines, restrictive laws and religious conservatism limit everyone’s access to sexual and reproductive health care.

Dr. Lian stands in front of the peace tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. He has his hands in his pockets and is wearing a pattered brown scarf.

Building an inclusive health system in Burma: Interview with Dr. Lian

In September 2025, we brought Dr. Lian, and other health leaders from Burma we support, to Canada to meet with health organizations.

Women hold a banner promoting women's rights in Guatemala.

Bringing holistic care to survivors of violence in rural Guatemala

For survivors of gender-based violence in Ixcán, Guatemala, the road to care and justice is long— literally and figuratively.

Four women stand in a field of rice. They are farmers using agroecological practices to grow food and food sovereignty in their communities.

Women farmers leading change and growing food sovereignty in West Africa

Women farmers across West Africa are leading change through the food they grow.

Where's the money for global health?

Watch this webinar with counterpart Likhaan Center for Women's Health to learn how they are sustainably funding health care in the Philippines.

Building an inclusive democracy in Burma - in conversation with Zue Padonmar and Khu Poe Reh

Building an inclusive democracy in Burma: A live conversation

How do you take inclusive feminist values into building governance systems for a whole state?

Civil society sounds alarm on Canada’s potential trade deal with U.A.E over links to Sudan war

Seventeen civil society organizations—including Inter Pares—and 47 individuals submitted an open letter to the Government of Canada

Canada government renews funding for SRHR in Philippines

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) will support Likhaan Center for Women’s Health in the Philippines, through a new 7-year project.

Be a lifeline of unwavering support

In 2025, governments around the world slashed international aid budgets.

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Remembering and honouring Brewster Kneen

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of Brewster Kneen’s passing on December 1st at the age of 92.

Open letter to PM Carney on Canada's feminist foreign policy

Inter Pares joined more than 250 organizations and individuals to call on PM Carney to safeguard the country’s feminist foreign policy commitments.

50 years of building locally led peace and democracy

Over 50 years, we have learned peace is cultivated through local feminist movements, global solidarity and long-term partnerships.

Sudan’s crisis is urgent and widely forgotten

Your generosity is more than a donation—it’s a lifeline.

The Long Road to Change: Indigenous women’s struggle to bring health care to remote Guatemala

Inter Pares' counterpart ROMI successfully advocates for a CAIMUS in Ixcán, Guatemala after ten years of advocacy.

War crimes in Sudan: Canada must act NOW

Canada must break its silence about the U.A.E.’s support to the RSF militia.

50 years of solidarity with farmers and food movements

For 50 years, food has been at the heart of Inter Pares’ work with counterparts.

Democracy in the making: Grassroots governance in Burma

As civil war rages in Burma, people are laying the foundations for a future democracy.

“We are building democracy”: The long journey to peace in Guatemala

For women in Ixcán, Guatemala, building a peacetime democracy that serves everyone is entwined with advocating for their rights.

INTERVIEW | Defending civil liberties, defending democracy

Tim McSorley, ICLMG’s coordinator, spoke with us about how defending civil liberties is essential to protecting democracy.

Sudan’s ‘war of atrocities’ and Canada: Action needed

“None of Canada’s current actions are enough to meet the moment.”

How to donate during the Canada Post strike

Do you usually donate to your favourite organizations by mail?

Marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

If you’re looking for a way to mark the occasion in the Ottawa area or online, here are some suggestions.

When food is a weapon of war: Local food resistance and mutual aid

"It’s a deliberate way to wear people down, by starving them into giving up,” shared Ghadeer from our Sudanese counterpart SWRC.

INTERVIEW: Working in coalition for food sovereignty

Lucy Sharratt is the founding coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN).

Protecting land through local ecological knowledge

When local shellfish gatherers in the Bijagós Archipelago of Guinea-Bissau noticed declining stocks of the mollusks, they knew what to do.

Wage solidarity campaign for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Inter Pares invites waged workers who have the capacity to do so to donate one day’s wages to Indigenous organizations.

Photograph of graffiti on a white wall. Fine black lines trace stylized outlines of people in a crowd. There are red smears of paint where the people's mouths would be.

11 civil society organizations call for end to crisis in western Sudan

Eleven humanitarian and civil society organizations—including Inter Pares—released a statement today expressing grave concern over the esca

Inter Pares remembers Nathan Gilbert

Inter Pares is deeply saddened by the passing of long-time Board of Directors member, Nathan Gilbert.

A protester raises a placard that says in Spanish, “If a trans child speaks, give them a voice. If a government silences them, raise yours.”

Pushing back against anti-LGBTQI+ hate in Guatemala

Ultra-conservatives, “family values” groups and anti-rights initiatives are stoking hate for LGBTQI+ people in Guatemala.

Illustration of two women and a child flying upward and smiling. The background is a large rainbow heart. -- Illustration représentant deux femmes et un enfant s'envolant vers le ciel et souriant. L'arrière-plan est un grand cœur arc-en-ciel.

Love makes a family: The fight for LGBTQI+ recognition in Peru

Through their activism, Darling, Jenny and Daki are helping ensure all children are seen, protected and respected.

Civil society in Burma faces a devastating blow: What we can do

Civil society in Burma is facing a new crisis: the collapse of international funding.

Canada must not continue to be complicit in genocide

Today, in light of last week’s report from Arms Embargo Now, Inter Pares

Peace and Democracy

Feminist climate action in West Africa: Video project

Three short videos showcasing the work of women on the frontlines of climate justice in West Africa.

Screenshot of a Zoom webinar with four panelists.

WATCH | Queering peace and security: A call to reimagine inclusion

On June 18, 2025, a virtual panel brought together activists, scholars and peacebuilders to explore what it means to “queer” peace and security.

Inter Pares calls on Canada to address genocide in Gaza

Inter Pares joins 412 Canadians to call on the federal government to take immediate and concrete action to address the genocide in Gaza.

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WATCH | 50 years of social justice action

On May 12, we hosted an evening of reflection, celebration and inspiration with social justice activists—and marked Inte

Decades of Shared Struggles

2024 brings to a close five decades of working in solidarity with movements for social justice—movements themselves forged in multi-decade struggles.

Breaking Barriers to Health: Connecting movements for sexual and reproductive health and rights

A tour with counterparts fostered lasting relationships to strengthen SRHR advocacy.

Bringing Sudan's Crisis to Canada: Sudanese activists share their stories

Two Sudanese human rights advocates came to Canada to share the realities of war, displacement and struggles of LGBTQI+ communities.

Planting Seeds of Change: Women farmers from West Africa and Canada on tour

West African counterparts tour in Canada, strengthening the global movement for food sovereignty and gender equality.

Voices of Resistance: Sudan

Women’s rights activists from Sudan recount their difficult and courageous stories.

A plea for Canada to help end Sudan’s nightmare

By Rita Morbia, Program Manager at Inter Pares

50 years of activism: Sexual and reproductive health and rights

Over the past 50 years, Inter Pares’ work on bodily autonomy has been deeply and profoundly rooted in feminist principles and practice.

Gender Justice & Women's Rights

Celebrating 50 years of working in solidarity for social justice

For 50 years, Inter Pares has worked with grassroots activists and organizations to create a more just, equal world.

Bodily autonomy at the heart of reproductive health and justice

Celebrating 50 years of social justice activism

Gender Justice & Women's Rights