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Yemeni activist Ala’a Jarban keeps up the fight for human rights Susan Schwartz, Montreal Gazette, February 8, 2016 (Article published in the Montreal Gazette here) Yemeni university student Ala’a Jarban had been abroad for almost a year on a United Nations fellowship when the Arab Spring began in Tunisia in late 2010 and he decided to […]

From CTV News Montreal Five years ago, Ala’a Jarban was a university student in Yemen. Now, he’s starting his life over in Canada, seeking refuge from a government hostile to his sexuality. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE (clic on image) In 2011, inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt, Jarban and some fellow students began protesting […]

“These attacks may trigger fear – which is the goal of terrorists – but these attacks also illustrate the importance of our work” – Laura Cliche, Equitas West Africa Program Officer on CTV National News, Monday January 18, 2016.

We can’t think of a better moment, International Human Rights Day, to announce that the TD Bank Group is renewing and increasing its support for our Play It Fair! program for children aged 6-12 years old. The announcement was made by Alan Convery, TD Bank Group Director of Community Relations, at the annual Equitas Toronto […]

Colombo, November 24, 2015 – Practitioners (1) and other members of civil society actively involved in the promotion of freedom of religion and beliefs are coming together on November 30th and December 1st in Colombo, Sri Lanka for the Practitioners’ Forum and the launch of a new research entitled ‘The Chronic and the Acute: Post-War […]

PRESS RELEASE National Child Day The Borough of Montréal-Nord to receive the Play It Fair! Award for its exceptional work with children and youth Montreal, November 20, 2015 – Equitas is proud to announce that the Borough of Montréal-Nord is the 2015 winner of the Play It Fair! Award. This prize is awarded every year […]