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Hétéra Estimphil: Educator and activist for the rights of LGBTQI people in Haiti
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In July 2013, various anti-homosexuality protests attacking the rights of LGBTI communities took place in Port-au Prince, Haiti. It was also that summer, Hétéra, a Haitian transgender woman, realized the extent to which her identity is misunderstood.     "I don't see myself as an abomination, I don't see myself as a mortal sin, I don't see myself as a mentally ill person, no! I told myself that I have to [...]

Montreal 21k Charity Challenge – A successful race for Equitas!
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On April 23rd and 24th, 36 people ran and raised funds for Equitas in the Charity Challenge at Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal. More than $13 500 were raised this year for our third participation in the race.   We also counted on the support of a corporate partner, Accedian, a Montreal-based leader in performance analytics and end user experience [...]

John Smith: Challenging stigma and discrimination through human rights education in Guinea
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*Real name has been changed for safety reasons* John Smith is a founding member of Afrique arc-en-ciel Guinée, an NGO which has been striving to protect and defend the LGBTQ+ community in Guinea from false information, stigma, and discrimination since 2008. John participated in the first edition of Global Rights Connection – an innovative virtual [...]

How to Dismantle Racism using a Human Rights-Based Approach
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1. Recognize that racism is a lived experience Racism is the conscious or unconscious belief that certain people or groups are inherently superior to other people because they belong to a particular race. Although the concept of race has no scientific basis and is a social construct, racism and racist behaviors exist. Therefore, racism and [...]

5 tips for recognizing and dealing with online hate
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1. Understand what online hate is According to the UN, online hate is defined as “any kind of communication in speech, writing or behavior, that attacks or uses pejorative or discriminatory language with reference to a person or a group on the basis of who they are, in other words, based on their religion, ethnicity, [...]

EquiTalks 2022 – Elevating the voices of humans at the heart of defending human rights
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On March 22, more than 200 people from 47 different countries attended the EquiTalks – Heart, Humanity and Defending Human Rights panel discussion to listen to Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and other panelists. Participants shared that they were tuning in from places as far-ranging as Nepal, [...]

Tip Sheet on How Technology Can Support Democratic Participation and Human Rights
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Mobilizing for political transformation requires engaged individuals and groups with the right tools to organize, participate, contribute, and hold their governments accountable. It is crucial for areas with constraints on platforms for action to be equipped with resources that can help better design and develop activities of community involvement, educational content, human rights trainings and [...]

Support Equitas in the 21k Montreal Charity Challenge!
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For a third year in a row, Equitas is participating in the Montreal Charity Challenge on April 23 and 24 at Parc Jean Drapeau. Different charities participate as teams and each participant raises funds for the organization of their choice.  This year, Equitas is thrilled to be able to participate in the in-person event in [...]