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Translation and Interpreting in Non-Governmental Organisations
Edited by Wine Tesseur
[Translation Spaces 7:1] 2018
► pp. 92–105

Amnesty International Language Resource Centre

Overview of current context and vision for the future

| Head of Interpretation and Internal Language Policy, International Secretariat of Amnesty International, UK

In the wake of profound structural and organizational changes stemming from an institutional restructure as part of the Global Transition Programme and the Governance Reform undertaken to transform Amnesty International into a truly global movement, the Amnesty International Language Resource Centre examines the role it must play in order to align with the new operating model and evaluates the position it should reach so as to contribute to organizational aspirations for increased diversity and inclusion, as well as integrated approaches to working practices. This paper presents, in broad terms, the operational impact the structural changes have had on its language activities and reaffirms the Language Resource Centre’s crucial contribution to advancing the human rights agenda as a language service provider and strategic language advisor.

Keywords: Amnesty International, Interpretation, Translation, Language Policy, Language Strategy, Organizational Change, NGOs
Article outline
  • 1.Amnesty International Language Resource Centre in today’s context
    • The new Governance Model
    • The opening of regional offices as part of the Global Transition Programme
    • Structural and Functional Impact on the Language Resource Centre
  • 2.Operational impact on the Language Resource Centre
    • Increase in demand and in complexity of requests
    • Translation: Volume and language distribution
    • Interpretation: The pro bono model and demands for new technology
  • 3.The vision of the Language Resource Centre
    • Enhancing our effectiveness as a truly global movement
    • Gender-inclusive language
  • 4.Change ways of working to change ways of thinking
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 10 August 2018
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