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[VACANCY] Media and Communications Specialist

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…

[PRESS STATEMENT] Iranti Urges SA Government to protect the UN’s SOGI Expert mandate

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…

[WATCH] ILGA World calls on the UN to #RenewIESOGI

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…

[VACANCIES] Programmes and Advocacy Officer; LBQ Rights Officer; Intern: DEADLINE 19 JULY 2019

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:…

Iranti Newsletter Edition 1 – June 2019

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…

Transgender Refugees and the Imagined South Africa: Discussing B Camminga’s book

This year, academic, activist and friend of Iranti, B Camminga, became the first openly trans person from the African continent to obtain their PhD. Their research project culminated in the publication of a book entitled “Transgender Refugees and the Imagined South Africa: Bodies Over Borders and Borders Over Bodies”. The book, Camminga uses the stories…

Victory in Botswana! Local LGBTI+ groups celebrate decriminalisation

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…