Human Rights
October 7 – lament, pray, act for peace in Palestine and Israel
October 1, 2024
For a year, we have pleaded for peace in Palestine and Israel and urged our government to unequivocally withdraw support for the armed conflict, which has led to devastating humanitarian consequences. We have mobilized churches throughout Canada and brought church…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Middle East, Social Justice
Orange stands for resilience. Honouring the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
September 30, 2024
Contents written below may be triggering for some. If you are experiencing distress, please contact the support numbers below.Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419Hope for Wellness Help Line (For Indigenous peoples): 1-855-242-3310 Crisis services Canada: 1.833.456.4566 OR text: 45645 In 1973, school…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Social Justice
Why We Say No: Ecuadorian Indigenous women and rights defenders bring message of concern to Canada amid high-stakes trade negotiations
September 26, 2024
Toronto, September 26, 2024– Four women leaders on the front lines of increasingly dangerous efforts to protect rights and the environment in Ecuador will visit Canada next week to speak out against intensifying trade talks aimed at expanding Canadian resource…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Global South, Human Rights
Supreme Court decisions have “significant implications” on UNDRIP in Canadian law
August 21, 2024
Earlier this year, in two separate decisions, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on the significance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for Canadian law and policy. Recently, the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
The UN Forum on Sustainable Development Goals – “A high sense of urgency is the strongest motivation we have.”
August 1, 2024
“Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might have been.”António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-GeneralFrom July 10-16, I had the opportunity to participate in the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on the…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Human Rights
Uphold inherent sacredness to end the cycle of violence: the heart of the Canadian Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage
June 5, 2024
“A belief in the sacredness of life and that all people deserve to live in dignity and safety is what brings us here today,” said Leah Reesor-Keller, KAIROS’ Transitional Executive Director, in her opening remarks during the press conference on…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Palestine Israel Conflict, Social Justice
KAIROS Canada calls on Manitoba to Search the Landfill for Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran
August 11, 2023
KAIROS Canada joins Indigenous peoples, the faith community, civil society and others in the call for the Manitoban government to ensure that the bodies of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran return to their loved ones. Morgan and Marcedes were murdered…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
In solidarity with asylum seekers and frontline churches and organizations
July 31, 2023
KAIROS Canada stands in solidarity with asylum seekers who have been forced to live on the streets of Toronto, and with the churches and frontline organizations that are assisting them.We call on all levels of government to respond appropriately and…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Migrant Justice, Social Justice, Statements
Take Action to ensure that Canadian funding to the Government of the Philippines does not harm human rights defenders.
June 15, 2023
KAIROS joins the United Church and a growing number of churches and civil society organizations in expressing grave concern that the Canadian government is inadvertently enabling continued attacks on human rights and human rights defenders by providing financial, programmatic, and…
Post filed in: Global South, Human Rights, Philippines, Social Justice
