lobal Minority Rights Summer School 2018
The law and politics of global minority rights: Are norms and institutions failing us?
Budapest, Hungary, 16 – 21 July
Draft Agenda
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Sunday, July 15 |
Introduction |
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19:30 |
Introductions: Participants’ names, institutions, interest in minority rights, and expectations (1 min. per person) Location: Orczy út Dormitory Lobby |
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20:00-21:00 |
Dinner Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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Monday, July 16 |
Global Regime of Minority Protection Location: Orczy út Dormitory, Room OK_F14_A/B |
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07:30- 08:30 |
Breakfast Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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09:00-09:30 |
Welcome Speeches Introduction, Anna-Mária Bíró, Tom Lantos Institute |
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09:30-11:00 |
Effectiveness of the UN System of Minority Protection: History, Norms, Institutions, and Mechanisms Gaetano Pentassuglia, University of Liverpool |
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11:00-11:30 |
Break |
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11:30 -12:30 |
UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues and the UN Forum on Minority Issues: Mandate and Practice Fernand de Varennes, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues |
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12:30-13:00 |
Question and Answers Fernand de Varennes, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch break Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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14:00-15:30 |
The UN Forum on Minority Issues: Actors, Strategies, Effectiveness Anna-Mária Bíró, Tom Lantos Institute Corinne Lennox, University of London |
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15:30-16:00 |
Break |
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16:00-17:30 |
Moderated Discussion (Moderator: Noémi Nagy, National University of Public Service) UNPO and the UN Forum on Minority Issues and Other Relevant UN Mechanisms Tommaso Nodari, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization United Nations Regime for Indigenous Peoples Chris Chapman, Amnesty International |
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19:00 |
Dinner Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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Tuesday, July 17 |
European Regime of Minority Protection Location: Orczy út Dormitory, Room OK_F14_A/B |
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07:30- 08:30 |
Breakfast Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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09:30-11:00 |
Effectiveness of the European Regime of Minority Protection: History, Norms, Institutions, and Mechanisms Balázs Vizi, National University of Public Service |
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11:00-11:30 |
Break |
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11:30 -13:00 |
Assessment of the Principal Minority Protection Institutions (Moderator: Anna-Mária Bíró, Tom Lantos Institute) OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Krzysztof Drzewicki, University of Gdansk Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Alan Phillips, Independent Expert Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages Gábor Kardos, Member of the Committee of Experts |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch break Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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14:00-15:30 |
How Civil Society Actors Use the Existing European Framework (Moderator: Evelin Verhás, Tom Lantos Institute) Roma Cases in the European Court of Human Rights Adam Weiss, European Roma Rights Centre European Union, Minority SafePack, and Advocacy Tommaso Nodari, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Shadow Reporting in the Context of the Minority Protection Mechanisms of the Council of Europe Neil Clarke, Minority Rights Group Europe Minority Protection in Europe, Courts, and Mechanisms János Fiala-Butora, Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
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15:30-16:00 |
Break |
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16:00-18:00 |
Participant Presentations and Moderated Discussion (Moderator: Evelin Verhás, Tom Lantos Institute) Minority SafePack Initiative, Krystyna Mazalik The Right to Have Education in Mother Tongue: The Case of the Turkish Community in Western Thrace, Greece, Aykut Garipoglu Legal Protection of the Slovenian Minority in Italy: A Historical Overview, Michele Migliori Nationalist Reactions of the Romanian State to the Claims of the Hungarian Minority, István Szilágyi Minorities in France: Role of Norms and Institutions, Noe Nsemi Legal Conditions of Religious Minorities in Georgia: Case Law Review, Tamari Gvasalia (Des)Integrating Unaccompanied Young Immigrants in the Children and Youth Welfare Protection System in Bremen, Germany: A Reflection on the Role of Social Workers, Maria Vinuela The Impact of Immigration to Poland on Criminality on the Grounds of Race, Religion, National and Ethnic Origin, Paulina Szelag |
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19:00 |
Dinner Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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Wednesday, July 18 |
Inter-American Regime of Minority Protection Location: Orczy út Dormitory, Room OK_F14_A/B |
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07:30- 08:30 |
Breakfast Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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09:00-10:30 |
Effectiveness of the Inter-American Regime of Minority Protection: History, Norms, Institutions, and Mechanisms Alejandro Fuentes, Raoul Wallenberg Institute |
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10:30-11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 -12:30 |
Assessment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Minority Protection Alejandro Fuentes, Raoul Wallenberg Institute |
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12:30-14:00 |
Lunch break Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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14:00-15:30 |
How State and Non-State Actors Use the Existing Inter-American Framework Roberto Rojas Davila, Organization of American States |
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15:30-16:00 |
Break |
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16:00-18:00 |
Participant Presentations and Panel Discussion (Moderator: Tommaso Nodari, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization) Diversity Issues in Canada, Emilie Nicolas Colombian Refugees in Ecuador: An Overview, Paula Vega Alejandro Fuentes, Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Discussant Roberto Rojas Davila, Organization of American States, Discussant |
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19:00 |
Dinner Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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Thursday, July 19 |
African Regime of Minority Protection Location: Orczy út Dormitory, Room OK_F14_A/B |
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07:30- 08:30 |
Breakfast Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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09:00-10:30 |
Effectiveness of the African Regime of Minority Protection: History, Norms, Institutions, and Mechanisms Melakou Tegegn, Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights |
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10:30-11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 -12:30 |
Assessment of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Minority Protection Melakou Tegegn, Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights |
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12:30-14:00 |
Lunch break Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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14:00-15:30 |
How Civil Society Actors Use the Existing African Framework: Case Study on the Ogiek Community Daniel Kobei, Ogiek People’s Development Program |
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15:30-16:00 |
Break |
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16:00-18:00 |
Participant Presentations and Moderated Discussion (Moderator: Evelin Verhás, Tom Lantos Institute) Minorities in Cameroon, Augustin Nguh The National Discourse in Addressing Minority Rights in Egypt, Yosra El Gendi Chuol Kompuok, Ethiopian Civil Service University, Discussant Daniel Kobei, Ogiek People’s Development Program, Discussant |
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20:00-22:00 |
Gala Dinner Location: Apacuka Étterem, Nagymező utca 54 |
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Friday, July 20 |
Asian and Middle-Eastern Regime of Minority Protection Location: Orczy út Dormitory, Room OK_F14_A/B |
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07:30- 08:30 |
Breakfast Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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09:00-10:30 |
Protection of Minorities in Asia and the Middle East: History, Norms, Institutions, and Mechanisms Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University London |
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10:30-11:00 |
Break |
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11:00-12:30 |
Panel Discussion: Local and Transnational Norm Activism: the Dalit and Uyghur Cases (Moderator: Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University London) Dolkun Isa, World Uyghur Congress Farkhat Ibragimov, Uyghur Minority in Kyrgyzstan Meena Varma, Dalit Solidarity Network UK |
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12:30-14:00 |
Lunch break Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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14:00-16:00 |
Participant Presentations and Moderated Discussion (Moderator: Evelin Verhás, Tom Lantos Institute) Diversity Issues in Iraq Pre- and Post-2003 War, Ali Sahib Minorities in Iraq: Before and After the Fall of the Regime in 2003, and Current Challenges, Zito Siany Managing Ethnic Diversity in Nepal’s Federal System, Pramita Aryal Minorities in India: An Appraisal, Syed Tahseen Raza Hindu Minority in Pakistan, Humayun Gondal Minority Rights in Pakistan under the EU’s Commercial Incentives, Natalia Carrusca Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University London, Discussant |
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16:00-16:30 |
Break – Written Evaluation |
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16:30-17:30 |
Evaluation and Certificates |
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18:00 |
Dinner Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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Saturday, July 21 |
Study Trip to Pécs |
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07:30- 08:30 |
Breakfast Location: NUPS Cafeteria, Üllői út 82 |
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09:00-11:30 |
Travel to Pécs & Lunch |
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11:30-13:00 |
Pécs Synagogue |
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13:00-16:30 |
Lena (German) House, Croat House, Roma Community |
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16:30-18:00 |
Free Time |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner Location: Restaurant Palatinus Hotel Palatinus, Király utca 5 |
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20:00-22:30 |
Travel to Budapest |