Born in the UK and raised in New Zealand, I caught the travel bug from my parents. I learned Portuguese in Brazil, Spanish in Mexico, Argentina and Spain, and have spent a lot of time living and traveling in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. I studied politics, worked in renewable energy and development, and I love language and translation almost as much as I love music and the mountains.
Latest posts by Kitty Garden
Post-crisis hackathon: Ecuadorian NGOs crowdsource for a world after COVID-19
More than 550 people registered for a hackathon to find solutions for Ecuador's post-COVID-19 future.
LGBTQI Rights Defenders Sound Alarm over Costa Rica's Presidential Election
"Imagine what a global disgrace, Costa Rica, flirting with the Middle Ages and asking to enter the darkest corners of fundamentalism that still exist on the planet."
Beyond the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ of Catalonia’s Independence Referendum
Opinions on the October 1 referendum are much more diverse than might first appear.
El Salvador Rape Victim Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Baby's Death Despite ‘Inconclusive Proof’
In the complex case of Evelyn few seem to notice the main trend regarding women tried for abortion in El Salvador: A punitive and inflexible system for poor women.
The Venezuelan People's Vote of Rebellion
"Wherever we may be, Venezuelans just want to vote. Even when we have to organize the elections ourselves. To vote and vote, even if the government denies us the right."
For Afro-Colombians, Police Racism Is a ‘Daily Reality’
"You put me between a rock and a hard place, and then you call me extremist?"
The Long and Winding Road of Chile's Gender Identity Law
After four years of parliamentary process, Chile's Gender Identity Law goes to the Senate. And there are some big problems with the legislation.
Puerto Ricans Hold a ‘Vigil for Light and Truth’ to Demand an Audit of Public Debt
"The people of Puerto Rico refuse to pay a debt that is not ours. We will not choose between education or healthcare. Our elders will not have their pensions reduced."
Free Expression Under Fire as Venezuela Takes CNN Spanish Off the Air
CNN broadcasts will now be freely available in Venezuela on YouTube — but what does it matter in the country with one of the slowest Internet connections in the region?
Andacollo, The Chilean City Surrounded by Mine Tailings
Chile, a mining country, has a large number of mine tailing deposits that are potential contamination risks.
Why Twitter Users in Quito Can't Stop Talking About Orange Juice
"Buy orange juice from the young guy on the corner and then medicine at the neighbourhood pharmacy, reactivate the economy, everyone's happy."
After Months of Investigation, More Doubts Than Certainties Remain in Mexico's Ayotzinapa Case
Where are the 43 Ayotzinapa students? That is the question which remains unanswered 19 months after the group of young teaching students were detained by local police officers in Mexico.
Environmental Crisis Makes Protesters of Chilean Fisherman on Chiloé Island
The marine phenomenon known as a red tide has killed a wide range of sea species in Chiloé, costing many fishermen their livelihood. They blame the salmon industry.
Your Guide to This Sunday's Presidential Election in Peru
This year's presidential election in Peru has been a doozy. Global Voices presents a guide to the candidates and the race's national significance.
Residents of the Peruvian Amazon Denounce Oil Spills Contaminating Local Rivers
"Incredible! Petroperú contaminates rivers in the Amazon and the 59 million sol fine will be paid by all of us Peruvians"
Violence Claims 49 Lives in an Overcrowded, Underguarded Mexican Prison
Forty percent over capacity, short on guards and supplies, and awash in violence. This is life in many of Mexico's prisons.
A Colombian Official Takes Short-Lived Legal Action Against a Journalist Over His Tweets
"...limitation of freedom of expression must be necessary and proportionate, that is, it must be the only and most effective means, something which is not true in this case."
Blunt Pro-Abortion Campaign in Chile
The NGO Miles (Thousands) and the advertising agency Grey Chile are taking a provocative approach to showing the problem that thousands of women face in Chile with respect to abortion,...
Mexico's Missing Ayotzinapa Students, Day 137
The Ayotzinapa case is no longer just about the pain of the victims and calls to end to violence; it's now also about exasperation with the authorities.
The Rise of Podemos, Spain's “We Can” Citizen Party
The party represents the coming of age of the protests and new ideas that have occupied the streets of Spain in recent years.
Nine Questions for Carola Cintrón Moscoso, or Why “Silence Doesn't Exist”
"In everyday life, we often don't let ourselves walk, contemplate, and much less listen," says the artist Carola Cintrón Moscoso.
