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IRANTI AND PARTNER ORGANISATIONS LAUNCHES SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND FREEDOM STUDY AND MEDIA GUIDE

On 5 November 2019, Iranti launched the Safety, Dignity, and Freedom (SDF) research report that combines a baseline survey of existing mainstream media coverage of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI+) with focus-group discussions to understand the experiences of LGBTI+ individuals and their interactions with mainstream media in each of the five countries….

[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…

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…