Iris Angola Association

Iris Angola Association (Portuguese: Associação Íris Angola) is the first legally registered LGBTI non-governmental organization in Angola. The organization was founded in 2013, received a certificate from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Angola in 2016, and became legally registered in 2018.

The organization focuses on healthcare and human rights advocacy. Iris Angola advocated for revisions to Angola's penal code to decriminalize homosexuality; revisions that both legalized same-sex sexual conduct and outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation were made in 2019 and came into effect in 2021. The organization is headquartered in Luanda with offices in Benguela and Lubango.

Iris Angola Association
Formation2013
FounderCarlos Anderson Henriques Fernandes
TypeNon-governmental organization
HeadquartersLuanda
Area served
Angola
General Director
Austin Gil
Websitehttps://irisangola.com/
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