Download a PDF copy of this vacancy below. Iranti is a Johannesburg-based regional non-profit organisation (NPO) that was founded in June 2012 to focus on lesbian, transgender and intersex rights. Our intention is to build local partnerships and movements to advocate for rights and recognition across Africa through the use of multi-media platforms, advocacy and…
Download a PDF for this statement here. [JOINT STATEMENT] SWISS COURT UPHOLDS DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AGAINST CASTER SEMENYA It is with deep sadness and anger that Iranti and Intersex South Africa (ISSA) note the decision by the Federal Court Tribunal in Switzerland to uphold a policy of discrimination against South African athlete, Caster Semenya. Last year,…
Download a PDF copy of this vacancy here. Iranti is a Johannesburg-based regional non-profit organisation (NPO) that was founded in June 2012 to focus on lesbian, transgender and intersex rights. Our intention is to build local partnerships and movements to advocate for rights and recognition across Africa through the use of multi-media platforms, advocacy and…
29 May 2020 – In the spirit of unity for IDAHOBIT 2020, Pan Africa ILGA and Iranti have collaborated to “Break the Silence.” In line with this year’s theme of IDAHOBIT, it has become increasingly important to break the silence around human rights violations occurring to LGBTQI+ persons on the continent. The COVID-19 pandemic has…
Iranti’s team of 10 staff members have each been equipped to continue to do our important work from our homes in line with President Ramaphosa’s guidelines to practice social distancing. Not only do we want to protect our staff but also the community in which we work hence we have planned to take our events…
16 March 2020 Dear Partners of Iranti Over the last two weeks, Iranti has monitored the increase and spread of COVID-19 globally and now in South Africa. In light of it being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Iranti has decided to put plans in place to best manage the health of…
By Jabulani Pereira Iranti, in partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD), Department of Home Affairs (DHA), Department of Health (DoH), The African Centre for Migration and Society, The University of the Witwatersrand, Intersex South Africa (ISSA) and ARASA, are leading the dialogue and study tour to Malta and Brussels to learn…
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…
By Gugu Mandla Iranti’s Gugu Mandla, Sandisiwe Dlamini and Lihle Ngcobozi attended the first Global Feminist LBQ Womxn’s Conference, which took place between 6 and 9 July 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. The conference was organised by a working group consisting of 22 lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) womxn activists of different backgrounds, representing…
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…
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