Junior Smith Charles fights for the future of the LGBTQI community in Haïti with Kouraj Pou Pwoteje Dwa Moun
As a transgender woman openly expressing her sexual identity in Haïti, Junior Smith Charles leads a difficult fight for the respect of LGBTQI people’s rights in her country. Despite her self-confidence and the pride she holds for her sexual identity, the struggle of this movement has proven difficult and slow in the past few years, […]
It’s Time: How Hadeel Abu Soufeh Became a Voice for People Living with Disabilities in Jordan
For over seven years now, Hadeel Abu Soufeh has been hard at work in the fight for the rights of people living with disabilities. At only 29 years old, the young woman has already brought a great deal of breakthrough changes to Jordanian institutions and helped make the country a more accessible place. As a […]
Angie Mapara-Osachoff | Director of Canadian Programs – British-Colombia
aosachoff[at]equitas.org 312 Main Street – Suite 213 Vancouver, BC, V6A 2T2 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded xwməθkwəyəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil Waututh) land. Angie joined Equitas in 2009 and is now the Director of the Canadian Programs located in B-C. She is the Chair of the Indian Summer Arts [...]Gerardo Ducos | Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Manager
gducos[at]equitas.org (514) 954-0382, ext 270 666 Sherbrooke West - Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Gerardo joined the Equitas team in 2017 as a program officer for Haiti with a dozen years of experience in human rights work, including several years with Amnesty International’s general [...]Philip Ackerman | Toronto Local Coordinator
Philip Ackerman | Toronto Local Coordinator (416) 826-7134 666 Sherbrooke Ouest – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Philip is an adult educator who for the past several years has been committed to working with diverse newcomer populations, focusing most of his efforts in working with newcomer youth at a Toronto-based, community […]
A brief history of the IHRTP
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of our International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP), we feel it is important to highlight the milestones not only of the program, but also of human rights education in the world. Here are four timelines representing each decade the Program has been operative as a way to illustrate the […]
Forty Years of Human Rights: Gender and Sexual Rights Past and Present
In 1979, John Humphrey, co-founder of Equitas and co-author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was working on a small project to teach human rights law from his cottage in Prince Edward’s Island. Forty years later, the International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) has grown to welcome almost 100 participants a year, building an […]
Share a meal with the world’s most inspiring human rights defenders!
Does international human rights work interest you? Do you wish to connect with people of different cultures and backgrounds? Do you value diversity, education, and human rights? For the past 40 years, Equitas has received human rights defenders from around the world as part of our annual International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) and provides […]
Equitas celebrates 40 years of empowerment through human rights education
Starting June 9, Equitas will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of its International Human Rights Training Program, bringing together to Montreal 100 human rights defenders from across the globe. Aimed at better promoting and empowering human rights through education around the world, the International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) offers practical workshops to human […]
A Campaign for the Rights of LGBTI People in Haiti
To mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia held every May 17, Equitas and Kouraj – a Haitian organization fighting for the rights of LGBTI people – invite all Haitians to support the Together for Equality national campaign. Thirty civil society organizations and government institutions have joined this national campaign to denounce all forms […]