GLOBAL MINORITY
RIGHTS
SUMMER SCHOOL 2025
Cultural Diversity and Minority Rights
July 6-11, 2025
Ludovika University of Public Service
Sunday, July 6 | Arrival Day |
Flexible | Dinner Buttler Terasz |
Monday, July 7 | Introduction to International Minority Rights |
9:00-9:15 | Welcome and Introductions Educational Center Welcome address Gergely Deli, Rector, Ludovika University of Public Service
Anna-Mária Bíró, Tom Lantos Institute Corinne Lennox, Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London Balázs Vizi, Ludovika University of Public Service |
9:15-9:30 | Participant Introductions Educational Center |
9:30-10:30 | Diversity Regimes and Minorities Educational Center Christian Reus-Smit, University of Melbourne (video lecture & Q&A on Zoom) |
10:30-11:00 | Break |
11:00-12:30 | International Minority Rights Framework Educational Center Anna-Mária Bíró, Tom Lantos Institute Corinne Lennox, Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch Cafeteria, Educational Center Building
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14:00-15:30 | Cultural Rights of Minorities and the Jurisprudence of UN Treaty Bodies Educational Center David Keane, Dublin City University |
Tuesday, July 8 | Minorities and Culture in the United Nations and the Americas |
9:00-10:30 | Mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Educational Center Nicolas Levrat, UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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10:30-11:00 | Break
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11:00-12:00 | UNESCO: Right to education and minorities Educational Center Rolla Moumné, UNESCO
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12:00-13:30 | Lunch Cafeteria, Educational Center Building |
13:30-15:00 | Regional Focus: Americas Educational Center Jamille Pinheiro Dias, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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15:00-15:30 | Break
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15:30-16:00 | Beyond Territory: The Struggle for Ethnic Collective Reparation of Afro-Colombian Women Victims of the Armed Conflict Educational Center Angelica Ricaurte Villalobos, Afro-Colombian Human Rights Lawyer and Activist |
Wednesday, July 9 | Special Rapporteur on Culture and Minority Mobilization |
9:00-10:30 | Mandate of UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights Educational Center Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
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10:30-11:00 | Break
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11:00-12:30 | Minority Mobilization and Culture: Theory and Practice Educational Center Fiona McConnell, University of Oxford Merce Monje Cano, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
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12:30-14:00 | Lunch Cafeteria, Educational Center Building
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14:00-14:30 | Territory, Identity and Climate: Indigenous Voices Facing the Environmental Crisis Educational Center Judit Lia Quisocala Ticona
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14:30-15:00 | Getting Emotional: Cultural Rights, Indigenous Peoples and the Affective Power of Emotion Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B Dorcas Taylor, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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15:00-15:30 | Culture and Language as a Way to Promote Integration of Diverse Communities Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B Florencio Vente Coha, Glocals
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Thursday, July 8 | Regional Focus: Asia and Africa |
9:00-10:30 | Regional Focus: Asia Educational Center
Mohammad Shahabuddin, Birmingham Law School |
10:30-11:00 | Break
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11:00-12:30 | Regional Focus: Africa Educational Center Desalegn Amsalu, Addis Ababa University |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch Cafeteria, Educational Center Building
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14:00-14:30 | Media and Revitalizing Amazigh Language and Culture in Morocco Educational Center Ibrahim Bouylagman, Mohammed I University (Morocco)
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14:30-15:00 | Protection of Minority Rights in a Multi-Ethnic State: Case study of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Educational Center Christian Fazili Mihigo, University of Goma
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15:00-15:30 | Policy Challenges in Protecting Minority Communities from Environmental Harm: Case of Indigenous Groups in Botswana Educational Center Engelinah Kobitumbo, G.P.N. Research Associates (Botswana)
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Friday, July 11 | Regional Focus: Europe and Field Trip |
9:00-9:30 | Bridging Communities: Solidarity Networks Between Syrian Migrant Women and Turkish Women in Gümüşpala Neighborhood, İzmir Educational Center Ece Deniz Ergenç, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Social Sciences
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9:30-10:00 | The Challenges Facing the Christian Minority in Lebanon Educational Center Elias Grace, Tur Levnon
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10:00-10:30 | Hate Speech Against Yazidis Educational Center Juwan Shro, House of Coexistence
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10:30-11:00 | Break |
11:00-11:30 | Irish Language Rights in Northern Ireland Educational Center Dara Keeve, Committee on the Administration of Justice
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11:30-12:00 | National Minority Rights in Ukraine in the Context of EU Accession of Ukraine Educational Center Viola Popenko, Charity Fund “Human Council”
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12:00-12:30 | Certificate Ceremony |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch Cafeteria, Educational Center Building
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14:30-16:30 | Regional Focus: Europe-Roma Community and Cultural Rights, Excursion to Minority Community Organization Rácz Gyöngyi Közösségi Központ Gábor Molnár István, Rácz Gyöngyi Közösségi Központ Szilvia Rézműves, Polgár Foundation for Opportunities Béla Rácz, President, 1Hungary Association |
17:30 | Gala Dinner (TBC) |