Breaking Barriers: A Community-Driven Approach to Translation

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¿Vigilancia sin control? Las veedurías ciudadanas en Colombia y Ecuador

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Monitoring without Control? Citizen Oversight Committees in Colombia and Ecuador

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Taking Stock of the Mexican Government’s Rebranded Whistleblower Program

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Balance del nuevo programa de denunciantes del gobierno mexicano

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The Media as an Ally in the Fight Against Tax Privileges

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La lucha mediática contra los privilegios fiscales

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Defensor/a: un término que se refiere a las y los defensores indígenas de derechos comunitarios de la salud en Guatemala

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Defensor/a: A Term to Refer to Indigenous Health Rights Defenders in Guatemala

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The Responsible Use of Authority and Power with the Spirit of Ubuntu: The Msoro Chiefdom in Zambia

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