Resolution A/HRC/27/L.27 Rev.1 on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. On behalf of the Republic of South Africa, by H.E. Abdul Samad Minty, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations and other International Organisations at Geneva. 26 September 2014 Mr. President The belief that no person should fear for their safety or be…
SA must lead in ensuring that all LGBTI citizens across the world are protected from violence and discrimination. Vote yes for reporting on good practices and violations. Read more at the Daily Marverick: Crucial Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity UN resolution: SA’s vote will lead the way – but what will it be?
South Africa, 22 September 2014 by Dolar Vasani and Kokeletso Legoete Protest demonstration in front of the Ventersdorp court for Disebo Gift Makau’s case. Photo by Gugu Mandla The accused’s mother in the murder of Lihle Sokela in Daveyton speaks to Iranti. Photo by Gugu Mandla The official crime statistics report released on…
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
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