The Border Consortium (TBC)
Language EnglishThe Border Consortium (TBC) is an NGO consortium supported by governments and international NGOs to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees from Burma along the Thai-Burma border....
View ArticleKaren Women's Organization (KWO)
Language EnglishFormed in 1949, the Karen Women's Organization (KWO) has a membership of over 49,000 members including internally displaced women inside Burma, and the refugee camps along the border....
View ArticlePicture a Refugee
By Kevin MalseedPicture in your mind a migrant. Now picture a refugee. Now an internally displaced person. Did the picture change?Last year the media reported on ‘migrants’ fleeing to Europe. Only when...
View ArticleWhat Does it Take to Leave Home?
In this issue: Picture a RefugeeLabels of "refugee" instead of "migrant" have power worldwide, including in Burma, where displaced people have many stories but with common threads.When Staying is Not...
View ArticleDeeper Change in Burma: Working Towards Inclusive Democracy
In this issue: Countering Dehumanization and HateSince October 2016, the Burmese army has unleashed a new wave of violence against Rohingya Muslim civilians in the northwest of the country. Yet, the...
View ArticleReturn is Never That Simple
“The camp is very crowded, and people are feeling a lot of uncertainty.” The elected leader of Mae La, the largest refugee camp in Thailand, was explaining the sharp increase in suicides among its...
View ArticleStatement on Latest Violence against the Rohingya Population in Burma
Inter Pares is horrified and gravely concerned regarding the latest wave of military violence against Rohingya civilians in northwestern Burma. We have been working with counterparts on the ground in...
View ArticleJoint statement on violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar
The below-named Canadian civil society organizations and individuals, who all have a strong interest and/or long experience of working in the Asia-Pacific region, are gravely concerned regarding the...
View ArticleAid for refugees, by refugees
“We came because of oppression from the Burmese soldiers. We walked for twelve days, just sleeping by the side of the trails, under tents made of leaves. My wife was sick for two days, she couldn’t...
View ArticleErin Sirett, a unique relationship to Inter Pares
Erin Sirett is one of Inter Pares’ current donors, but she also has a unique relationship to Inter Pares. She did her Ph.D. research on Inter Pares! For her Ph.D., Erin analyzed and critiqued...
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