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Jun 2610 min read

Interview with the 2024 Language Rights Defenders Award winner, Dr. Abduweli Ayup

Dr. Abduweli Ayup is the winner of the Global Coalition for Language Rights’ first annual Language Rights Defenders award.

May 2225 min read

Announcing the Winner of the 2024 Language Rights Defenders Award

The Global Coalition for Language Rights is delighted to announce Abduweli Ayup as the first winner of our Language Rights Defenders Award.

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Feb 21, 20236 min read

How we Created the GCLR’s Statement on Understanding and Defending Language Rights

By Gerald Roche and Katie Craig On February 22nd, 2023, the Global Coalition for Language Rights (GCLR) released a short text called...

Jun 21, 20221 min read

Taarifa ya GCLR kuhusu marafuku ya lugha zisizo za Kiingereza katika magereza ya Michigan

Declaración en español, aquí. Statement in English, here. Habari iliyochapishwa na NPR tarehe 2 juni imefichua kuwa maafisa wa gereza...

Jun 21, 20221 min read

Declaración de GCLR sobre la prohibición de idiomas que no sean inglés en las prisiones de Michigan

Statement in English, here. Kauli ya Kiswahili hapa. Una noticia publicada el día 2 de junio por NPR reveló que los funcionarios de...

Jun 21, 20221 min read

GCLR Statement Regarding Ban on Non-English Languages in Michigan Prisons

Declaración en español, aquí. Kauli ya Kiswahili hapa. A news story published on June 2 by NPR has revealed that prison officials in the...

Feb 22, 20224 min read

I Speak a Language That Does Not Officially Exist

By Mace Hoque The GCLR supports grass roots advocacy efforts and promotes the voices of language advocates around the world by publishing...

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