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July 11, 2017

Translators: Would you like to support a new human rights project?

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI), a start-up global social enterprise aiming to reinvent the way human rights data are produced and used, is seeking translators.

May 15, 2016

Here’s what we learned about global conferences and social media

Written by An Xiao Mina · Activism

In #RightsCon Conference, we translated 444 Tweets — 172 to Arabic, 259 to Spanish. That’s 148 Tweets/day, or roughly 19 Tweets/hour. Here’s what we learned about global conferences.

April 17, 2016

Captivated on Hanging Graveyard

Written by Arpan Rachman · Travel

I and ambassadors along with diplomats from several countries had visited regions Kete’ Kesu and Londa. Both sites are located at mountain ridge area, not far from Rantepao in Toraja.

April 14, 2016

#RightsCon Translation Lab Was Powered by GV and Meedan

Written by Rami Alhames · Activism

GV Lingua and Meedan have collaborated to translate RightsCon conference tweets to Spanish and Arabic via its Bridge Translation tool. More projects to come, here is what we have done.

February 23, 2015

Cooperating with Universities: Turning a Discussion into a Reality

Written by Chris Rickleton · 2015 Summit Working Groups

Before I begin this post, I want to share a response from a professor at a university, who I contacted as part of our working group on collaborating with universities...

February 2, 2015

Salamat, Cebú: Apuntes sueltos sobre la Cumbre de Medios Ciudadanos de Global Voices

Written by Marianne Diaz · 10th Anniversary

Hace una semana desde que terminó la Cumbre de Medios Ciudadanos de Global Voices en Cebú, Filipinas, a la cual tuve la suerte de asistir. Cuarenta horas de vuelo después,...

October 25, 2014

Telling stories, humanizing people

Written by Laura Vidal · 10th Anniversary

My story with Global Voices started with Lingua, translating posts from English to Spanish with the help of Juan, the editor in charge for translations in Spanish. I remember choosing...