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A Response to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Download the PDF of the press release here. “I think if you’ve lived in the world as a man, with the privileges that the world accords to men, and then sort of changed, switched gender, it’s difficult for me to accept then we can equate your experience with the experience of a woman who has lived…
Eviction of a Transgender Woman From a Johannesburg Shelter
Download the PDF of the press release here. It has come to the attention of Iranti that a victim of sexual violence was allegedly evicted from a women’s shelter in Braamfontein, due to her identity as a transgender woman. The victim reached out to Iranti after overhearing a discussion by staff members at the shelter about…
New Appointments to the International Trans Fund
Download the Press Release for distribution… Iranti wishes to convey our excitement at the two new appointments to the staff of the International Trans* Fund (ITF). We congratulate Broden Giambrone, who led the Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) for six years; and Kim Mukasa, co-founder of Trans Network Uganda, on their appointment to the ITF…
Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill Conversation: Juan Nel
Iranti brings the next episode of our Conversations around the draft Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, in which Maneo Mohale speaks to Professor Juan Nel, from UNISA, on the history and process of the draft Bill:
Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill Conversation: Joshua Sehoole
Iranti brings the next episode of the Conversations around the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Bill, where Maneo Mohale, speaks to Joshua Sehoole, Iranti Regional Human Rights Manager, on his views of the new draft Bill:
Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill Conversation: Sekotlaone i
Iranti beings the next episode of the Conversations around the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Bill, where Maneo Mohale speaks to Sekotlaone i, a LGBTI activist, on his views of the new draft Bill:
Hate Crimes Bill Conversation Kelly Gillespie
In the second video of Iranti’s five-part conversation series about the draft Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, we sat down with Dr. Kelly Gillespie, a senior lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at WITS University. Based on more than 20 years of academic research on South Africa’s criminal justice system, Dr. Gillespie explains her…
Iranti on Channel Radio
PODCAST (35 mins, 10MB): Jabu Pereira (Director of Iranti) and Tshego Phala (Senior Associate at Webber Wentzel) sat down for an interview with Channel Africa. Both Jabu and Tshego engaged in issues surrounding the draft Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. Pick up the interview on the link below: Listen to…
How to Write About Africa
Kenya, 27 January 2014 Binyavanga Wainaina writes about the mistakes everyone makes when writing about Africa. Always use the word ‘Africa’ or ‘Darkness’ or ‘Safari’ in your title. Subtitles may include the words ‘Zanzibar’, ‘Masai’, ‘Zulu’, ‘Zambezi’, ‘Congo’, ‘Nile’, ‘Big’, ‘Sky’, ‘Shadow’, ‘Drum’, ‘Sun’ or ‘Bygone’. Also useful are words such as ‘Guerrillas’, ‘Timeless’, ‘Primordial’ and…