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Montreal, January 9, 2015 – As we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, Equitas wishes to highlight the efforts of its local partners to rebuild their affected communities. “Our Haitian partners have worked very hard over the past five years to strengthen the social fabric at the community level and encourage a […]

January 8, 2015 Equitas condemns the terrorist attack which took place in Paris on Wednesday targeting the French weekly newspaper, Charlie Hebdo. Twelve persons died in the shooting, including eight staff of the paper. Whether or not we agree with the editorial choices of this satirical publication, it is impossible to remain unmoved by such […]

Equitas is presently accepting applications for the following internships: Human Right Education Internship: The intern will work as part of the education unit for Equitas’ human rights education projects and other related support activities. He/she will work with education and program staff on different tasks related to the 5-year review of the International Human Rights […]

On this December 10, 2014, Human Rights Day, Equitas salutes all human rights defenders and educators working around the world to promote and protect human rights. We also have the pleasure of announcing the winner of our 2014 Photo Contest. We asked our program alumni to submit photos that documented, through images and stories, the […]

December 1, 2014 A first Community Forum took place on November 23 and 24 in Gressier (Haiti) with the theme “Moving towards inclusive citizen participation in Gressier.” This was part of the activities of the Promotion of an Engaged Citizenship program in Haiti carried out in a collaboration between Equitas, GAAR (Groupe d’Appui aux Rapatriés […]

November 27, 2014 A workshop given during the World Human Rights Forum, in Marrakesh, Morocco, and co-facilitated by Equitas and UNESCO attracted more than 250 people on Friday. The participants were all members of Moroccan and international human rights organizations related. The objective of the workshop was to discuss the effectiveness and sustainability of human […]

November 25, 2014 The Youth Forum organized by Equitas and Rencontre africaine pour la défense des droits de l’Homme (RADDHO) was being held on November 25, in Pikine, Senegal. A total of 98 youth from Pikine, Thiès and Dakar participated in this event. Its objective is to create a new space for dialogue and networking, […]

November 21, 2014 Cynthia Silvestriadis, a dedicated educator who’s been promoting children’s rights through the Play it Fair! program at the Dawson Community College Centre in Montreal just received a Peace medal (Youth Peacemaker category) from the YMCAs of Quebec Foundation. These medals are awarded every year to celebrate ordinary people or groups from Quebec […]