This lecture will take place from 1–2pm and will be followed by an informal discussion from 2–3pm for members of the Trans/Actions Community of Practice and anyone interested in learning more about the project. All are warmly welcome to continue the conversation in the same venue.

"Access to translation as a means to the materialisation of human rights"

with Dr. Aline Larroyed

Abstract

My research examines the relationship between access to translation in crisis contexts and the protection of human rights. It argues that translation should not be understood merely as a a procedural aspect, but as a structural condition for the effective exercise of fundamental rights. The research combines legal analysis of international human rights instruments and jurisprudence with interviews with diplomats, officers in international and regional organisations, human rights experts, translators, policymakers, and community actors. Focusing on contexts of forced displacement, it explores how lack of access to translation can undermine access to rights and reinforce existing inequalities. The project clarifies the concept of the right to translation, highlighting the need for clearer legal and policy frameworks that recognise translation as an essential component of human rights protection in crisis settings.

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This event is supported by the Translation and Creative Practice research cluster, and generously funded by the Centre for Advanced Studies in Languages and Cultures (CASiLaC), the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and the Department of French.