IRANTI CONDEMNS THE SHOCKING DECISION BY SWISS COURTS TO BAR CASTER SEMENYA FROM COMPETING, BY UPHOLDING THE INDEFENSIBLE REGULATIONS OF THE IAAF. On 30 July 2019, the Swiss Supreme Court upheld and affirmed new regulations by the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) to bar womxn who display DSD (Differences in Sex Development) – particularly…
IRANTI WELCOMES THE HIGH COURT DECISION DISMISSING AN APPEAL AGAINST A JUDGMENT IN WHICH THE ACCUSED WAS FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED FOR THE RAPE OF A BLACK LESBIAN WOMXN. On 30 March 2015, one “Mr Jonas” was convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. Jonas raped a Black lesbian womxn and…
On the latest installment of her show Zodwa Wabantu issued a formal statement of apology. This comes after discussions and sensitisation from Iranti, her friends, and various other stakeholders, and we thank and applaud Zodwa for taking the time to learn about why her remarks were harmful, and accept that she was wrong in this…
IRANTI CELEBRATES THE RENEWAL OF THE MANDATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON PROTECTION AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY On 12 July 2019, the United Nation Human Rights Council voted in favour of renewing the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on…
Iranti is a human rights NGO that advocates for the rights and protections of Lesbian, Trans and Intersex (LTI) persons. Iranti’s advocacy strategy employs the tactical use of multi-media, research and public awareness initiatives to build and advance human rights for LTI persons in the region. Iranti seeks to fill the following vacancy: Internship Opportunity…
Following a series of engagements with producers at MOJA LOVE and Zodwa Wabantu, who made headlines for a series of homophobic and transphobic comments on her reality show, “Zodwa Uncensored”, the channel and Zodwa have issued a statement to apologise and affirm their commitment to better support for and sensitivity toward the LGBTI+ community. You…
Iranti is a human rights NGO that advocates for the rights and protections of Lesbian, Trans and Intersex (LTI) persons. Iranti’s advocacy strategy employs the tactical use of multi-media, research and public awareness initiatives to build and advance human rights for LTI persons in the region. Iranti seeks to fill the following vacancy: Specialist in…
Iranti is a human rights NGO that advocates for the rights and protections of Lesbian, Trans and Intersex (LTI) persons. Iranti’s advocacy strategy employs the tactical use of multi-media, research and public awareness initiatives to build and advance human rights for LTI persons in the region. Iranti seeks to fill the following vacancy: Chief Officer:…
IRANTI STRONGLY CONDEMNS ZODWA WABANTU’S COMMENTS ON HER REALITY SHOW ZODWA WABANTU: UNCENSORED ON MOJA LOVE, DSTV CHANNEL 157 On 6 July 2019, Zodwa Libram popularly known as Zodwa Wabantu uttered homophobic and transphobic comments on her show, which was potentially seen by millions of viewers watching the show. Zodwa said: “Gay people are naughty….
Iranti is a human rights NGO that advocates for the rights and protections of Lesbian, Trans and Intersex (LTI) persons. Iranti’s advocacy strategy includes the tactical use of media, research and public awareness to build and advance the human rights of LTI persons. Iranti seeks to fill the following vacancy: Media and Communications Specialist The…
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