See below an excellent speech by South Africa’s Minister for Social Development at an event on SRHR at the margins of the UN General Assembly. She discusses sexual rights, reproductive justice, and the links between human rights and development. Address by Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, MP, on the occasion of the United…
Today, 26 August 2014, SA along with 24 other states voted in favour of the resolution. The resolution calls on the UN High Commissoner on Human Rights to update the report on violence based on SOGI and to report on good practice. Mr President, on behalf of the Republic of South Africa, by H.E….
Male, female, trans or intersex… by Mimi Miyagi (2014) Male, female, trans or intersex… Forget the physical and focus on my soul Most people too often will turn their backs, And do nothing to try to stop these attacks. When violence is committed against another Male, female, trans or intersex… Forget the physical…
Source: eNCA reports from Ventersdorp, on the murder of a proudly-out lesbian, Mpho ‘Gift’ Makau.
South Africa, 24 August 2014 Jabu Pereira, Iranti executive director, speaks out on hate crimes in South Africa. An interview with eNCA on the recent murder of a young lesbian, Gift Makau, in Ventersdorp.
by Jabu Pereira South Africa, 24 August 2014 The marquee is down, the crowds of mourners have retreated back to their homes, and yet there is an eery presence in this tiny town. It is a presence of fear and uncertainty about the future, and the acceptance of loss. Gift will no longer walk…
South Africa, 16 August 2014 BREAKING post: Lesbian is brutally killed in Ventersdorp. The perpetrator has been arrested. “Continued silence from the State about hate crimes has to stop. The Hate Crimes Task Team needs to upscale its work.” says Jabu Pereira, Iranti. Read the entire press release. Read the Fact File
Date: 16 August, 13:00 (opening) – 16:00 Venue: Mbekweni Community Hall, Paarl RSVP: Photovoice Exhibition The University of Cape Town, in collaboration with Triangle Project, has been working with a group of 15 young women who identify as lesbian or bisexual from Zonwabele LGBTI Organisation in Mbekweni, Paarl. The aim of this project is to use photography…
Cape Town, 12 Aug 2014 Chilean President Michelle Bachelet joined UCT Chancellor Mrs Graça Machel and distinguished panelists to participate in a Gender-in-Dialogue event in UCT’s Jameson Hall on 10 August as part of the 12th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture Dialogue Series. Live streamed from the UCT homepage, the lively discussion featured influential thought-leaders, including…
Johannesburg, 12 August 2014 Group picture: An amazing feminist gathering. From L-R. Back Row. Dineo Bopape, Ellen Eisenman, Jabu Pereira, Lame Olebogile, Nxy McClean, Gugu Mandla, Vanessa Agard-Jones, Kaykay Legoete, Cheryl Clarke, guest from ISS, Kate Muwoki. Front row: Fran White, Myesha Jenkins, Zikhona Gqozo, Lindeka Qampi, Lindokuhle, Zanele Muholi and Tanya Pretorius. A seminar…
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