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TLRC members at Girona Meeting

TLRC members at Girona Meeting

Photograph of Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee members in Girona for a meeting held there on 11-13 May 2011, at which the Girona Manifesto on Linguistic Rights was signed. The TLRC developed the Girona Manifesto as a tool to aid the dissemination and implementation of the Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights, which had been signed by delegates from 61 NGOs and 41 PEN Centres, as well as 40 global linguistic experts, at the World Conference on Linguistic Rights in June 1996. John Ralston Saul, president of PEN International (2009-15), can be seen seated at the centre on the front row. Seated to his right is Simona Škrabec, chair of TLRC (2014-20); to the right of Škrabec is Takeaki Hori, international secretary of PEN International (2010-16). Josep-Maria Terricabras, chair of TLRC (2008-14) is standing second from the right on the back row. Others present include delegates from the Slovene, Swiss-Italian, Quebecois, Occitan, Catalan, Croatian, Uyghur, Basque, Romanian and Zimbabwean PEN Centres.

TLRC members at Girona Meeting

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Miembros del TLRC reunidos en Gerona

Fotografía de los miembros del Comité de Traducción y Derechos Lingüísticos (TLRC, por sus siglas en inglés) en Gerona, reunidos del 11 al 13 de mayo de 2011, para firmar el Manifiesto de Girona sobre Derechos Lingüísticos. El TLRC desarrolló el Manifiesto de Girona como una herramienta para faciliar la diseminación y la implementación de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Lingüísticos, firmada por representantes de 61 ONGs y 41 Centros PEN, además de 40 expertos en derechos lingüísticos de todo el mundo, en la Conferencia Mundial de Derechos Lingüísticos, en junio de 1996. John Ralston Saul, presidente de PEN Internacional (2009-15), puede verse sentado en el centro de la primera fila. A su derecha está Simona Škrabec, presidenta del TLRC (2014-20); a la derecha de Škrabec está Takeaki Hori, secretario internacional de PEN Internacional (2010-16). Josep-Maria Terricabras, presidente del TLRC (2008-14) esta de pie, el segundo empezando por la derecha, en la fila de atrás. Entre otros asistentes, hubo delegados de los Centros PEN Esloveno, Suizo Italiano, Quebequés, Occitano, Catalán, Croata, Uyghur, Vasco, Rumano y Zimbabuense.

Date:

13/03/2011

Creator:

PEN International

Belongs to:

Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee

Format:

Photograph

Language:

n/a

Place:

Girona, Spain

Subject:

Girona Manifesto; Meeting; Translation and Linguistic Rights; Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee

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