Posts Tagged "Human Rights"
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G7 Jubilee People’s Forum
G7 Jubilee People’s Forum and Public Actions Training and networking for Jubilee 2025 and beyond Français ci-dessous Calgary, Alberta June 12-15, 2025 Join us June 12-15 for the People’s Forum in Calgary at Ambrose University! The People’s Forum will be a…
Attending UNCSW69: a journey of connection, reflection and advocacy
April 1, 2025
Attending the 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York was nothing short of transformative. There are many challenges facing women, especially women who are migrants. Yet there is an energetic and…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Human Rights
Leaving no one behind: Commission on the Status of Women, SDG5, and the future of feminist advocacy
March 31, 2025
“Progress is possible, but it has been far too slow, uneven, and fragile.” UN Women, UN entity for Gender equality and for Women empowerment. From March 10 to 16, I was a Canadian delegate at the 69th United Nations Commission…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Global South, Human Rights
A step towards justice: KAIROS and partners welcome ICC arrest of former Philippine President Duterte
March 21, 2025
KAIROS welcomes the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in connection with the thousands of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines during the “War on Drugs,” constituting crimes against humanity. We stand in solidarity…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Philippines
In solidarity with women migrant workers this International Women’s Day
March 5, 2025
Bénédicte arrived in Canada with the same hopes carried by countless migrant women. She sought opportunity, financial security, and a better future for her children. Like many others, she entered through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program. This program ties migrant…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Human Rights
Happy International Women’s Day
March 4, 2025
This is what women’s empowerment looks like Empowerment means standing together, lifting each other up, and ensuring equal opportunities for all… Whoever needs to hear this today, we see you, we hear you, and we believe you. Because what you…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
What will it take to stop the horror of war in Kivu, DRC?
February 13, 2025
Français ci-dessous 🛑#Rwandan aggression: “My message is clear: Silence the guns. Stop the escalation. Respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Respect international human rights law and international humanitarian law,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. KAIROS…
Post filed in: Africa, Human Rights
KAIROS welcomes news of a ceasefire in Gaza
January 16, 2025
We welcome the news of a ceasefire in Gaza and pray for it to take hold. After 15 months of relentless war and unimaginable human suffering, we long deeply to see permanent ceasefire, release of all hostages and detainees, and…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Middle East, Palestine Israel Conflict
“Hope Does Not Disappoint Us” (Romans 5:5)
December 11, 2024
KAIROS received the following Christmas message from Zoughbi Zoughbi, Director and Founder of Wi’am: Palestinian Centre for Conflict Transformation. For more resources on Just Peace in the Middle East visit KAIROS’ Ecumenical Hub. Hope isn’t guesswork or speculation; hope is…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Middle East
Canada must champion peace and human rights in the Philippines
December 11, 2024
This year marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Philippines. It’s an opportune moment for Canada to reaffirm its commitment to peace, human rights, and justice by supporting the resumption of peace talks between the Government of…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Philippines
This Christmas, we invite you to be part of the change we all long for – a world of hope, justice, and dignity.
December 10, 2024
Hope, again, is not naive optimism or despairing pessimism: it is an active, nonviolent and shared struggle for justice and peace. -Zoughbi Zoughbi, Director at KAIROS partner organization Wi’am: The Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center. At KAIROS, we are Indigenous Peoples,…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
Amplifying KAIROS partners: voices for human rights and gender justice on International Human Rights Day
December 10, 2024
December 10 is International Human Rights Day, a day that commemorates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It not easy to talk about human rights today, never mind celebrating it. The idea of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Human Rights
Jubilee 2025: A Call for Global Debt Justice
December 4, 2024
In 2025, KAIROS will lead a Canadian Ecumenical Jubilee campaign, in step with a global debt relief effort, inspired by the Jubilee tradition from the Book of Leviticus. Rooted in faith, Jubilee calls for the release of debts, liberation from…
Post filed in: Jubilee 2025
16 Days of Activism: highlighting the unique struggles of Palestinian women in war and under occupation
December 2, 2024
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a global campaign that runs annually from November 25 to December 10, aiming to raise awareness about violence against women and girls. However, in the context of Palestine, this campaign…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Human Rights, Middle East, Palestine Israel Conflict
Rise up against gender-based violence! KAIROS’ 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, November 25-December 10
November 25, 2024
Gender-based violence is on the rise globally. Racialized and Indigenous women are particularly affected by multiple levels of gender-based violence and oppression. Women human rights defenders, peacebuilders, community leaders, journalists and politicians are often targeted, attacked and killed for speaking…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Human Rights
National Day of Action for MMIWG2S
October 4, 2024
We understand that this subject matter is difficult for many people in our community. If you require immediate support, please contact the national, independent toll free 24/7 support line at 1-844-413-6649 to speak to a counsellor. The service is available…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
KAIROS and member churches call on Canada to support the peace process in the Philippenes
October 3, 2024
KAIROS and the heads of The United Church of Canada, The Anglican Church of Canada, The Evangelical Church in Canada, Development and Peace, The Presbyterian Church in Canada and The Philippine Independent Church have sent a letter to Minister Joly…
Post filed in: 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…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
International Women’s Day in Colombia
March 5, 2024
Seguir en español. There are several reasons to visit our partners, but this March, I will join the Organizacion Femenina Popular (OFP) in Barrancabermeja, Colombia for a common cause – the struggle for equality, women’s rights, and an end to…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
This kairos moment
January 29, 2024
When you have KAIROS in your name, it tends to lead you to think about kairos moments – the question of what time it is, not from a chronological perspective but from a significance perspective. What time is it in…
Post filed in: Executive Director
The African People’s Climate and Development Declaration 2023
September 16, 2023
World leaders gathered in Nairobi, Kenya from September 4 to 8 for the Africa Climate Summit to discuss regional interests ahead of COP28. Civil society raised concerns that Western and corporate interests hijacked the Summit in their push for false…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
On the 16th anniversary of UNDRIP’s adoption we call on full implementation across all sectors
September 13, 2023
Disponible en français The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted 16 years ago today. KAIROS Canada played an active roll in urging the government of Canada to fully implement and adopt the UN Declaration through…
Post filed in: UNDRIP Blog Updates
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…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Migrant Justice, Social Justice, Statements
Groundbreaking videos showcase stories of Sixties Scoop survivors
June 22, 2023
The Sixties Scoop Network released 12 groundbreaking in-depth video interviews with Sixties Scoop survivors on National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21, 2023). The videos are part of its In our own Words: Mapping the Sixties Scoop Diaspora project, funded by…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Social Justice
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
Urge Senators to Redress Environmental Racism and Support Bill C-226
April 25, 2023
On March 29, Bill C-226, the National Strategy on Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act, passed in the House of Commons. KAIROS Canada celebrated this milestone with other civil society organizations. Black, Brown and Indigenous activists are leading this work…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
KAIROS and partners in solidarity with the People of Sudan
April 21, 2023
In solidarity with the citizens and churches in Sudan, KAIROS joins our partners in the region, including the Fellowship of Christian Council and Churches on the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA), in expressing our deepest concerns over the…
Post filed in: Africa
UN submission calls on Canada to put safety of human rights and environment defenders above support for mining companies
April 21, 2023
KAIROS calls on Canada to put the safety of human rights and environment defenders (HRDs) above support for mining companies. We are one of the 27 organizations and 39 academics that signed on to a submission regarding this call to…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
