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Published in 2019

Our Mission Equitas advances equality, social justice and respect for human dignity through transformative human rights education programs in Canada and around the world. To deliver on our mission, Equitas’ programming contributes to the empowerment of individuals and groups that are subject to discrimination, exclusion and other forms of human rights violations to challenge inequality [...]

Our Approach

Published in 2019

Human rights education For Equitas, human rights education is a process of transformation that begins with the individual and branches out to encompass the society at large. Ultimately, human rights education inspires people to take control of their own lives and the decisions that affect them. More on Equitas' approach to human rights education for [...]

Forty Years of Human Rights: Gender and Sexual Rights Past and Present

Published in 2019

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 […]

Speaking Rights 2019 – Engaging with Youth Changemakers from across Canada

Published in 2019

Speaking Rights National Youth Changemaker Forum From May 8 to 10, Equitas is hosting a Speaking Rights National Youth Changemaker Forum in Toronto, an event which brings together over 150 young leaders from across Canada. Youth from 11 partner organizations from across Canada will gather in Toronto for three days to participate. This Forum is a space […]

Gender Equality: Challenges and Strategies

Published in 2019

This reference material identifies challenges related to gender equality faced by human rights educators and strategies to promote gender equality and women’s rights. Also available in French.

L’égalité de genre: défis et stratégies

Published in 2019

This reference material identifies challenges related to gender equality faced by human rights educators and strategies to promote gender equality and women’s rights. Also available in English.

Profile of a past IHRTP participant: Christoph Ndouye helps refugee communities in Senegal

Published in 2018

Christoph Ndouye, a recent participant in Equitas’ 39th International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP), works to improve living conditions for refugees in Senegal. Ndouye was a program officer for Dynamique de paix en Casamance for three years before moving on to La Caritas where he works as a project animator. His role is to help […]

Pia Marin raises funds for Equitas for her birthday

Published in 2018

For her birthday this year, Pia Marin decided she didn’t want to receive any more material items, so instead of birthday gifts, she is asking her friends and family to make donations to Equitas, so that other women and children can be provided with the opportunities that she has been granted. Pia chose Equitas as […]

How a past IHRTP participant is using his newfound skills to help the LGBTQI+ community in Ghana

Published in 2018

With the 39th annual International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) just around the corner, we decided to speak to some of last year’s participants to learn how their work has progressed through their involvement in the program. It’s amazing to see that every year, participants come out of the IHRTP with a […]

A Speaking Rights Community Action Project opening up a larger a discussion on an important social issue, sexual assault in schools

Published in 2018

One of the Speaking Rights Community Action Projects, undertaken by Juste pour Elles, a group made up of girls between the ages of 12 and 16 from the Maison d’Haïti, led to the creation of an awareness booklet 100% Hers: My Choices, My Limits (100% Elles : mes choix mes limites) on various issues […]

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