Initiative For Equality & Non Discrimination-INEND

How Could U.S Midterms Affect Global Human Rights Movements? What happens at the ballot box in the United States doesn’t stay in the United States. As the U.S. midterms approach, our Executive Director, Essy Adhiambo talks to Jewish World Service @ajws on how the outcome could help or hinder human rights movements around the world, including the activists and communities who work on the frontlines far from Washington. For movements in Kenya and across the Global South, decisions on foreign policy, funding and diplomacy shape the space civil society has to organise, document abuses and demand accountability. Read the full :  ajws.org/blog/how-could-the-… #HumanRights #GlobalSolidarity #CivilSociety #INEND #elections #QueeringTheBallot #Democracy

Anti-LGBTIQ+ legislation and rhetoric do more than make headlines. They push human beings to the extreme margins and diminish the lived realities of people across Africa. This episode Queering the Ballot II Podcast Moderated by Kevin Mwachiro @kevmwachiro , features Tabitha Saoyo, a human rights lawyer ,Melody Njuki @melodynyuki communication strategist from @INENDorg Chepkirui Ronoh Programs lead from @galck_ke hold a candid conversation on who carries the burden of countering disinformation, what allyship really looks like in political and civic spaces, and why intentional voting matters. Together, they reflect on how the work of pushing back against disinformation often falls back on queer people, allies, organizers and the movement itself, and how support from some allies can feel seasonal, showing up only for specific moments. They also unpack the hesitancy that keeps allies, especially politicians, from standing firm: fear of losing votes, family backlash, or losing societal privilege. And they ask what it means to be intentional about voting for allies, even when a queer candidate is not on the ballot. A conversation on who shows up, who stays, and what we demand of those who say they stand with us:youtu.be/JO36W6KKYwM?si=xt3G… 📍 Location: @queerafricannet 🎥 Shot by: Receptive media QTB II Podcast, a project by Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination, National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) , @NGLHRC , and galck+ #OurVoteOurFuture #equalityandjusticeforall #QueeringTheBallot

Today ,26 October 2026 marks Intersex Awareness Day. Between 0.05% and 1.7% of the world’s population is intersex, a number some people say is comparable to the world’s population that has red hair(yess!) Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe a range of variations that can affect genitals, gonads, hormones, chromosomes, or reproductive organs. There are at least 40 known intersex variations. To all Intersex folks, ViVa!! this #Intersexawarenessday #Bodiesbeyondexpectations

Our rights. Our voices. Our future. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏾 What is the current state of LGBTIQ+ human rights across the African continent, and how do we build collective power for the future of queer liberation? In this episode, host Kevin Mwachiro @kevmwachiro , convenes alongside Tabitha Saoyo, a human rights lawyer, Chepkirui Ronoh of @galck_plus and @melodynyuki of @INENDorg , to interrogate structural violence, examine state-sanctioned homophobia, and chart transformative pathways for movement building across the region. Watch full episode here:youtu.be/JO36W6KKYwM?si=xt3G… #QueeringTheBallot is an initiative by INEND , galck+ and @NGLHRC

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRONOUNS Use People's Prefered pronouns,make them Happy! #Pronouns #InternationalPronounsDay #lesbian #LGBTQ #foryou #following

Safe abortion Concepts we're tired of explaining as feminists: 1.Safe abortion is healthcare. 2.Restricting it doesn't stop abortion , it just stops safe abortion and every time we have to re-litigate that basic fact, someone pays for it with their health, or their life. We shouldn't have to keep explaining this. But we will, for as long as it takes. #SafeAbortion #ReproductiveJustice #BodilyAutonomy #FeministsSpeak #InternationalSafeAbortionday

Kenya Ni Nchi Yetu! From corruption in public contracts to a single nurse caring for 20 patients in public hospitals, this conversation lays bare why democracy has to work for everyone at the margins, not just the few. Queering the ballot is not only about LGBTIQ+ people, rather, it is also about what and whom Kenyan Democracy has failed since independence, and the oppressive structures and burdens that we have had to endure as wananchi of this country due to bad governance. Catch this conversation with Kevin Mwachiro @kevmwachiro , Essy Adhiambo and Diana Gichengo of @TISAKenya as they delve on that here: youtu.be/XAEuSMf95vk?si=_XEg… #QueeringTheBallot is a campaign by Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @INENDorg galck+ @galckplus and the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission @NGLHRC 📍: @queerafricannet 🎥 Shot by: @rcptvmedia #OurVoteOurFuture #InclusiveDemocracy #Kenya2027 #DemocracyForAll #FreeKenyaFromDebts

Have you watched our most recent episode of Queering the Ballot II yet? 👀 As we head towards another election, host Kevin Mwachiro @kevmwachiro is joined by Diana Gichengo of @TISAKenya and Essy Adhiambo @Essy_Emilly to ask what it really means to choose our leaders. Wealth should not be a substitute for a track record of working for the people, and feeling removed from what is happening around us should not be an excuse for political apathy. Because for most of us, regardless of where we live or what we have, we are only as protected as the systems around us. Our responsibility doesn’t start or end at the ballot box✊🏾 🎥 The full Episode 5 is now available on YouTube:youtu.be/XAEuSMf95vk?si=LSQW… 📍: @queerafricannet 🎥 Shot by: @rcptvmedia #QueeringTheBallotII #OurVoteOurFuture #TukoKadi #CivicParticipation Queering the Ballot is a project by @INENDorg , @galckplus and @NGLHRC .

No country in the world has reached full legal equality for women and girls. From protection against gender-based violence to equal pay, WOMEN'S and girls’ human rights remain unequal under the law, as impunity for violations of women and girls persists worldwide-UN Women , APRIL 2026 #WomensEqualityDay

International Youths Day TikTok Live-7PM Tomorrow we're going LIVE to ask the question every young Kenyan has dodged at least once: Why aren't Kenyan youths registering to vote? Join @inendorg , @nglhrc , @lydia_adhiambo , @_cmrsl and @marylizebiubwa tomorrow, 12th August at 7PM on TikTok as we unpack why Kenyan youths need to show up at the ballot. Your vote is your future. Reclaim it! #QueeringTheBallot #InternationalYouthsDay #OurVoteOurFuture #QTBII