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KAIROS and MIGRANT JUSTICE

Remembering a year of Human Rights work with Partner Communities on International Human Rights Day  December 10, 2012. KAIROS and MIGRANT JUSTICE. Justice for migrant workers.

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KAIROS and MIGRANT JUSTICE

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  1. Remembering a year of Human Rights work with Partner Communities on International Human Rights Day  December 10, 2012

  2. KAIROS and MIGRANT JUSTICE

  3. Justice for migrant workers This photo was taken at a global meeting of migrant workers and advocates in the Philippines. The Philippines is one of the biggest “sending” countries in the world, while Canada is a significant “receiving” country. Many workers months and years away from their families and communities, and millions rely on the funds they send home.

  4. KAIROS and INDIGENOUS RIGHTS

  5. Every Woman Drum leads a national church and Indigenous action on Parliament Hill, June 20, 2011.

  6. KAIROS Saskatoon offers an Expression of Reconciliation and commitment to action at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Saskatoon. www.trc.ca

  7. Lee Maracle and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson at First Voices! First Women Speak! an IPSMO and KAIROS event to honour Indigenous women’s perspectives on violence, restoration and resurgence.

  8. Witnessing the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel Hearings in Kitkatla and Skidegate British Columbia.

  9. KAIROS and WOMEN OF COURAGE

  10. “Without women, human rights are not human.” Colombia

  11. Jill Harris, Penelakut First Nation and Anglican activist, in Colombia with photos of victims of violence. R: Vigil with rocks bearing names of victims of violence.

  12. The Democratic Republic of Congo has seen millions die and millions of women brutalised in decades of armed conflict. Women walk by posters for the DRC’s first national election in decades. Near Bukavu, DR Congo

  13. Chantal and Vernie Yocogan-Diano of the Philippines were two Women of Courage partners who visited Canadian churches, First Nations, community groups and government officials to talk about human rights. In Ottawa, with local activist and with Dr Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. R: Preparing to meet the Government!

  14. Everyone is needed in the struggle to end violence against women. All of us need healing from violence. Father and daughter at an event against violence, Colombia. Claudia Castellanos of Colombia with Mi’kmaq elder Billy Lewis at the Halifax Native Friendship Centre.

  15. Lucy Talgieh, Women’s Project Coordinator, at Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center in Bethlehem preaches at Gower St United Church in St John’s, Newfoundland

  16. Regional Women’s Courts for Justice, Territory and Peace in Colombia, November 2012 www.kairoscanada.org/dignity-rights/women-of-courage/blog/

  17. An Indigenous elder opens the regional Women’s Court for Justice, Territory and Peace in Cauca, Colombia

  18. CELEBRATING THE COURAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD Thank you to all who support human rights defenders. If you’d like to know more about KAIROS’ contribution and our partners, have a look under Dignity and Rights at www.kairoscanada.org

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