Category Archives: Equitas blog

February 10, 2015 Advocating human rights brings about many challenges, one of those being the search for the right balance between dialogue and confrontation; avoiding the game of blame and shame. It’s an obstacle René-Claude Niyonkuru knows all too well. A former participant of the Equitas IHRTP program in 2007, he also participated in a […]

February 3, 2015 Awa Diouf, a former participant of Equitas human rights trainings in West Africa, snapped a photo of Thérèse Faye at a meeting in Senegal to serve as a symbol of the change women in the country want to see. It is a symbol of a brave woman using her voice and speaking […]

January 26, 2015 Syria is bleeding. That’s how journalist Massoud Akko describes the situation in the war-torn country. Poverty, hunger, and a lack of basic human rights are what the citizens of Syria are facing day in and day out as the country continues to slip deeper into violence and civil war. Akko, a former […]

The list is daunting. Sometimes the challenges seem insurmountable. Women and girls feel powerless. Human rights workers and educators are in danger. Young people are excluded. Gays and lesbians are threatened. Minorities face discrimination. It is easy to get discouraged. By supporting Equitas, you empower people in Canada and around the world to improve themselves […]

December 16, 2014 When Montreal Gazette reporter Sue Montgomery started a conversation on #BeenRapedNeverReported,revealing her own experience of sexual abuse, she never expected to initiate a movement that would reach 8 million persons within a week. Women from across Canada, but also from around the world, talked about their experience of sexual violence – many […]

November 24, 2014 Myanmar, also known as Burma, has almost become a symbol of the struggle for democracy and human rights. Almost everyone has heard of Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize winner and leader of the Burmese opposition. However, many others are working behind the scenes for democratic progress and human rights education. […]

November 12, 2014 The fabulous Equitas Gala Cocktail will be held again this year on the top floor of Cirque du Soleil headquarters in Montreal (the famous 7th Heaven Room!). Be sure to save the date: February 12, 2015. The event will be a gey-together for all concerned citizens (young professionals, business people, activists for […]

November 4, 2014 Equitas is very concerned about the current political crisis in Burkina Faso. Many human rights activists who have participated in our International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) and regional activities in the past are residents of Burkina Faso. In conjunction with the Burkina Faso Equitas Network, the Mouvement burkinabé des droits de […]