IRANTI URGES SOUTH AFRICA GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION TO SUPPORT THE RENEWAL OF THE MANDATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON PROTECTION AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY 1. On 11 -12 July 2019, the United Nation Human…
ILGA World has produced two videos to raise awareness on the importance of the role of the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI). ILGA members and allies across the globe are committed to sharing these videos and renewing the position of the independent expert, which is oppossed by many UN…
Iranti has a vacancy for a Board Member to serve in the position of Treasurer. The Board comprises of seven members and the Executive Director. The Board is responsible for the good governance of the organisation and has fiduciary responsibilities in its oversight of Iranti’s finances and assets. Board members adhere to a board charter…
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 vacancies: Chief Officer:…
Welcome, dear reader, to Iranti’s quarterly newsletter! Long-time followers of Iranti’s work may be familiar with our ZwaKala Speaks! Newsletter, which documented some of Iranti’s work under the ZwaKala Project banner. With the end of the ZwaKala Project came the end of that newsletter series, but through that work we learned the value of updating…
The 7th edition of the Changing Faces Changing Spaces (CFCS VII) conference hosted by UHAI EASHR took place in Kenya from the 19th to the 21st of July 2019 with the theme Visibility, Voice, Freedom. The conference brought together varied voices and activists from the African region as well international donors and funders. The conference…
On date 11 June 2019, the High Court of Botswana formally handed down a ruling acknowledging that Section 164 of that country’s penal code was discriminatory and should be struck down, marking a significant victory for local LGBTI+ groups. While not ostensibly worded in such a way as to criminalise homosexuality, the law forbade “carnal…
The ICD-11 is about to be voted in at the World Health Assembly, after being completed last year by the World Health Organization. After moving trans-related categories out of the Chapter on Mental Health, the next steps in the process include getting rid of the remaining pathologizing language and advancing towards legal depathologization and universal…
We, the undersigned intersex-led organisations and groups, welcome moves by the WHO that continue a trend to depathologise sexual and gender minorities in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), expected to be approved at the World Health Assembly in May 2019. However, we express our deepest regret that the ICD-11 reverses this trend in relation…
Everybody deserves the right to safety and protection. Everyone deserves the freedom to express themselves and live authentically. These rights and freedoms are, however, not always extended to the LGBTI+ community. The ongoing stigma and violence in society has to stop! Iranti has documented countless instances of violence, rights violations and discrimination in South Africa…
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