September 7, 2021 The Gender Diversity Coalition is calling for urgent action in the wake of a harmful and hurtful public seminar hosted by UCT Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng on social media platforms this weekend. The Gender Diversity Coalition notes the letter from the University of Cape Town dated 6 September in response to the seminar held on…
I am pleased to share with you our 2020-21 Annual Report. Not only is it a reflection of a difficult year wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic but it is attributed to the resilience of the organisation and the staff, funders and supporters who have sustained it. Covid-19 has tested the sustainability of civil society organisations…
After the last year and a half of consultations with all of you, the African Trans Network will be convening the Pan Africa ILGA Trans Pre-Con. The Pre-Con will give the space to reflect on the ATN’s journey till today and for all of us to co-create what the next steps are. As the ATN…
INTERSEX SOUTH AFRICA (ISSA) in collaboration with Iranti wishes to appoint an individual who will drive and coordinate the work of ISSA in the region. THE JOBWe are looking for an energetic, highly organised, skilled and experienced person who can provide leadership and direction, expanding ISSA’s mission, presence and impact in the region with a…
ABOUT US Iranti is a Johannesburg based regional non-profit organisation founded in 2012, focusing on lesbian, transgender and intersex rights. We participate in advocacy platforms to develop a deeper understanding of human rights violations, and seek ways to change policies, laws and individual hearts and minds to end homo-, trans- and intersex-phobia. We do this…
Margins to Mainstream Human Rights Violation Documentation Project Service Provider (App Developer) Project: Margins to Mainstream Location: Johannesburg Duration: 2 months Start Date: July 2021 End Date: 31 July 2021 Reporting to: Margins to Mainstream Programme Officer Background Iranti is a Johannesburg based, human rights organisation that advocates for the advancement of the rights of LTI persons in Africa. We work within a…
By Nomsa Manzini LGBTI+ activists from across Gauteng gathered at Constitution Hill on Wednesday April 26 to call for #JusticeForQueerSA. People gathered from early in the evening. Iranti Programmes Manager Ntuthuzo Ndzomo said the queer community needed to unite to fight hate crimes. “We must challenge government officials to take a stand on hate crimes,”…
May 25, 2021 Africa will not be free until all its people are free and LGBTI persons are allowed to live their lives without fear, says South African-based advocacy organisation Iranti. “Across the continent we see countries acting against law-abiding citizens because they do not conform to a heteronormative view of the world. Yet perpetrators of gender-based…
In late 2020 and early 2021, members of the Iranti team had the great privilege of traveling across South Africa on a partnership-building and fact-finding mission as part of our ongoing Margins to Mainstream project. The project, which seeks to more effectively document and respond to trans, gender-diverse and intersex rights violations in Gauteng, North…
MEDIA STATEMENT 16 May 2021 For immediate release Lives are at stake: LGBTIQ+ sector awaits promised response from Dept of Justice on hate murders On 5 May, civil society organisations (CSOs) from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTIQ+) sector met online with the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ronald Lamola, and other members…
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