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Take action to ensure no Canadian company is complicit in the Burma military junta’s war crimes.

Last month, Inter Pares received the visit of Salai Za Uk Ling, the deputy executive director from the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) – a long-term counterpart from Burma. Inter Pares’ facilitated a briefing by Za Uk for staff at Global Affairs Canada, who had the chance to learn more about CHRO’s human rights and…

Inter Pares welcomes the Government of Canada’s announcement of new sanctions related to Burma. Yesterday, Canada, alongside the United States and the United Kingdom, announced new sanctions against individuals and entities whose support props up the illegitimate military regime in Burma. We are particularly supportive of Canada’s decision to include the State Administration Council in…

Today, Burma is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist.

Amidst the chaos of conflict in Burma, people like Khu Lay are finding hope in structures many in other countries take for granted: regional governments.

The civil society organizations in Burma are doing double duty: providing emergency support to communities and building the systems they need for a democratic future.

In February 2021, the military in Burma attempted a coup d’état. They have been violently trying to take control of the country ever since. For more than two years, activists from all corners of the country have been resisting a return to military rule. The military has responded with brutal attacks against protestors and deadly…