May 14, 2010 - In an attempt to stimulate dialogue, together with the Gender Advocacy Programme, the Commission for Gender Equality and the Heinrich Boll Stiftung hosted an event on “Challenges to Mainstreaming Gender in Legislation and Governance: Comparative Perspectives" in Cape Town on the 3rd February 2010. The roundtable brought together public representatives, civil society organisations and academics.
Over the past couple of years, there has not been a shortage of examples of human rights violations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons throughout the continent.