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To commemorate 2020 International Human Rights Day, FAFIA and YWCA Canada release special human rights chapter for Canada’s Feminist Economic Recovery Plan Click here for the PDF version. December 10th, 2020 Toronto, ON – To mark International Human Rights Day, The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) in partnership with YWCA Canada have released […]

Letter: Action Plan on Women in the Economy Taskforce (November 17, 2020) Over 60 women’s organizations and equality-seeking organizations have signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Freeland’s Women in the Economy taskforce to be representative of experts on care and members of civil society who work on economic justice – not […]

THRONE SPEECH 2020: THE ONLY WAY FORWARD IS WITH A HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH In response to the Government of Canada’s Throne Speech, FAFIA acknowledges the commitments made to address the social and health crisis of COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on women in Canada, especially Indigenous women, racialized women, Black women, newcomer women, 2SLGBTQ women, […]

Throne Speech and Ending Sex Discrimination in the Indian Act Please find the PDF version here For immediate release (Ottawa, September 22, 2020) – In partnership with Indigenous women leaders and Indigenous organizations, the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA), is requesting that the Government of Canada include in its Throne Speech on September […]

FAFIA is pleased to welcome Hawa Mire as its new Executive Director and Tara Ward as its new Director of Women’s Human Rights. They will be working alongside staff, Cyndia Mondésir, FAFIA’s Communications and Membership Coordinator and Shivangi Misra, Policy and Projects Manager.

On July 1st, FAFIA alongside Justice for Girls, David Suzuki Foundation, Greenpeace Canada, and Just Planet submitted a submission to the pre-session on the list of issues for Canada’s upcoming review by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Read the submission here and the appendix here.  

On June 23rd 2020, the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action, Dr. Pamela Palmater, Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University, the Women‘s National Housing and Homelessness Network, and Keepers of the Circle Aboriginal Family Learning Centre, sent a letter to Ministers which requests: Action on RCMP abuse of Inuit women; and An immediate investment of 20 […]

PDF version here MEDIA ADVISORY Impact of COVID-19: Canada’s Continuing Violations of the Human Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls For immediate release (Toronto, June 25, 2020) – Canada has consistently failed to remedy the violations of the human rights of Indigenous women and girls and their communities, which the National Inquiry into Missing and […]

Impact of COVID-19: Canada’s Continuous Human Rights Violations Against Indigenous Women and Girls Canada has consistently failed to remedy the human rights violations committed against Indigenous women and their communities which is exacerbated by COVID-19, and forces them into precarious situations – both on and off reserve – increasing their risks of infections and death […]

We’re hiring!   The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) is currently hiring an Executive Director for a full-time position. Summary: The Executive Director, in collaboration with the FAFIA Steering Committee, is responsible for the leadership and management of FAFIA. We are looking for a dynamic feminist who is committed to furthering women’s substantive […]

In light of COVID-19, the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action has written an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau, outlining why women’s full inclusion is so critically important. Women’s organizations need to be centrally involved in the national planning processes underway as the country moves out of pandemic mode and into our new revitalized […]

A call for human rights oversight of government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic Read the PDF version here Regard for human rights is essential in times of crisis. Human rights principles provide a valuable framework for government action and establish crucial safeguards against abuses. Yet respect for human rights is particularly vulnerable – tenuous at […]