Joining Voices!
Translators and interpreters have been increasingly subject to unjust persecution, prosecution, and imprisonment in countries across the world. To publicize and combat this critical state of affairs, Red T launched the Open Letter Project in 2012 with the support of the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) and the International Federation of Translators (FIT). The project’s objective is to advocate on behalf of these embattled linguists by sending letters of appeal to the relevant authorities. In 2013, the effort was joined by the International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters (IAPTI) and, in 2015, by Critical Link International (CLI) and the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI). Most recently, our core group expanded to include the Conférence Internationale Permanente d’Instituts Universitaires de Traducteurs et Interprètes (CIUTI), the world’s oldest international association of university institutes with translation and interpretation programs. Additionally, the following organizations have become permanent signatories: the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (EFSLI), the European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association (EULITA), the European Network for Public Service Interpreting and Translation (ENPSIT), the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT-USA), and Global Voices Lingua. A number of other signatories participate on an ad hoc basis by supporting select appeals.
We encourage you to become part of our project by writing a letter of your own. Every voice matters!
March 2017
To: The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Re: A Moral and Strategic Imperative
Thank you to Eriksen Translations and the International Association of Conference Interpreters for translating select Open Letters.