What is coming up in the months ahead… We are excited to have so much happening! A team is in Nairobi, Kenya, where Equitas and our local partner will host a training for community human rights educators from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Together with our Haitian partners, we’re designing a program that will empower women […]

On or around, August 12th, approximately 2000 children across Canada will mark International Youth Day, by participating in Play it Fair! Day – a special event organized in day camps from Victoria to Charlottetown. During this day, children will learn about human rights by playing games that promote respect for diversity, cooperation, inclusion, fairness, responsibility […]

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Attention business, education and news editors Media advisory / Photo opportunity Summer day camps in Toronto and across the country are helping children to address bullying, discrimination and exclusion in their communities using Equitas’ Play it Fair! program. Toronto, August 1st: As summer camps are underway across Toronto, children from all parts […]

 After the devastating earthquake, Equitas’ partners in Haiti observed that conditions for the most vulnerable populations affected by the quake were deteriorating rather than improving. They reported increased violence, apathy and a lack of will to take on responsibilities for the well-being of the camps. Most importantly, the affected populations lacked the skills to tackle […]

It is with great sadness that Equitas learned of the passing of Paul-André Crépeau on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at the age of 85. Paul-André Crépeau, an emeritus McGill University law professor, was among the scholars, advocates and social activists who united to establish Equitas 40 years ago, then called the Canadian Human Rights Foundation. […]

Equitas is currently seeking a full-time Program Officer-1 to support the implementation of its human rights education activities in Canada, including it’s Play it Fair! and Speaking Rights programs. The successful candidate will collaborate as part of the Canadian Program Team. The position is a parental leave replacement. (more) Equitas is also seeking an Education Specialist – […]

Several journalists came out to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue to visit Equitas’ International Human Rights Training Program held in June 2011. Read/listen to their observations. Des militants des quatre coins du monde réunis à Montréal, Le Journal des Alternatives, June 29, 2011 Equitas puts equality at top of the agenda, Montreal Gazette, June 21, 2011 Interview with Executive […]

Abdulhadi Al Khawaja was found guilty today by a military tribunal and sentenced to life imprisonment for his efforts to promote and protect human rights in Bahrain.  According to Frontline, who were monitoring his trial, it failed to meet internationally recognised fair trial standards.  Abdulhadi is the former President of the Bahrain Centre for Human […]

A five-day Play It Fair! training took place in Lebanon in May 2011. The 18 participants are all educators with organizations working with children in Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. This training is a collaboration between the Arabic Network for Human Rights Education and Citizenship (ANHRE), the Academy for Democratic Change and Development Studies and Equitas. […]