Program 2020

Global Minority Rights Summer School 2020

                          “Hate Speech”, Social Media and Minorities                                 

October 8-10, 2020 Online Event

 

**Please note: The times indicated in this agenda refer to Budapest/Central European Time (CET)

The times may be subject to change, but we will communicate this in advance of the session in the event any changes are made.

 

 

Thursday, October 8

“Hate Speech”, Social Media and Minorities

 

Host: Balazs Vizi, National University of Public Service

 

Description: This will be the first day of the Global Minority Rights Summer School. The first 10 minutes will be devoted to words of welcome and introductions. The topic of “hate speech”, social media and minorities will be introduced by Sejal Parmar. The two Special Rapporteurs will then have time to speak about their mandates and work in relation to hate speech. This will be followed by a 60-minute moderated discussion. During the discussion, participants will be able to submit their questions, which will then be addressed during the final 30 minutes of the session.

12:00-

13:30

Session 1—Interactive Webinar

1.       Welcome and Introductions (10 minutes)

Marcus Oda, Tom Lantos Institute Anna-Maria Biro, Tom Lantos Institute

Balazs Vizi, National University of Public Service Nikoletta Kroo, Tom Lantos Institute

2.       Introduction of Participants (15 minutes)

3.      Sejal Parmar, Introduction to “Hate Speech”, Social Media, and Minorities (10 minutes)

4.      Questions and Answers (20 minutes)

5.      Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on Minority Issue (15 minutes)

6.      Questions and Answers with the Special Rapporteurs (20 minutes)

14:00-

15:30

Session 2—Moderated Discussion

 

1.      Moderated Discussion on Issue of Hate Speech (60 minutes)

Moderator: Sejal Parmar

Fernand de Varennes, United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues Fadzai Madzingira, Facebook

Dan Hkung Awng Nbyen, Kachinland College, Myanmar Paulina Gutierrez, Article 19

2.      Questions and Answers from participants (30 minutes)

 

 

Session 3

 

Friday, October 9

 

10:00-

12:30

Europe

“Hate Speech”, Social Media and Minorities

 

Host: Balazs Vizi, National University of Public Service

Description: This session is devoted to the lectures on the overview of the minority protection regime, as well as issues related to hate speech against minorities and migrants in Europe. Participants will be expected to watch the pre-recorded videos developed by lecturers, and be prepared for discussion during the session.

 

Participants will be asked to send questions in advance, which will be collated and submitted to the lecturers. The lecturers will have time at the beginning of the session to address the questions they selected. Then the platform will be open for further discussion.

10:00-

10:30

Overview of International Minority Protection Regime

Anna-Mária Bíró, Tom Lantos Institute

Corinne Lennox, Human Rights Consortium, University of London

10:30-

11:00

Hate Speech against Roma

Vivien Brassói, European Roma Rights Centre

11:00-

11:30

Migrants

Roberta Medda-Windischer, Eurac Research

11:30-

11:45

Break

11:45-

12:45

Discussion of Participant Presentations

Moderator: Marcus Oda, Tom Lantos Institute

Hate Speech during the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic in the Western Balkans: Experiences and Lessons, Stasa Vasilic

Does Hate Speech Create Reality? Media shaping of locals’ perceptions in Lampedusa, Italy, Lucrezia Giordano

Growing Hate Speech in Greece and Impacts on Multicultural Cohabitation in Western Thrace, Kerem Aptourachim Oglou

Between Xenophobia, Racism, and European Freedom of Movement: The “Romulus Mailat” Case, Florinela Giurgea

 

 

Session 4

 

Friday, October 9

 

13:30-

15:30

Asia

“Hate Speech”, Social Media and Minorities Host: Anna-Mária Bíró, Tom Lantos Institute

Description: This session is devoted to the lectures on various cases in the Asian region. Participants will be expected to watch the pre-recorded videos developed by lecturers, and be prepared for discussion during the session.

 

Participants will be asked to send questions in advance, which will be collated and submitted to the lecturers. The lecturers will have time at the beginning of the session to address the questions they selected. Then the platform will be open for further discussion.

13:30-

14:00

Myanmar

Dan Hkung Awng Nbyen, Kachinland College

14:00-

14:30

Pakistan

Nighat Dad, Digital Rights Foundation

14:30-

15:00

Israel and Palestine

Hassan Jabareen, Adalah—The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel

15:00-

15:30

Discussion of Participant Presentations

Moderator: Marcus Oda, Tom Lantos Institute

History of Discrimination in the Turkish Media and Hate Speech against Refugees and Migrants in the Turkish Media in the Last 10 Years, Dilan Tasdemir

The Media and the Rohingya, Arta Haxhixhemajli

 

 

Session 5

 

Saturday, October 10

 

11:30-

13:00

Africa

“Hate Speech”, Social Media and Minorities Host: Anna-Mária Bíró, Tom Lantos Institute

Description: This session is devoted to the lectures on “hate speech”, social media and minorities in Africa. Participants will be expected to watch the pre-recorded videos developed by lecturers, and be prepared for discussion during the session.

 

Participants will be asked to send questions in advance, which will be collated and submitted to the lecturers. The lecturers will have time at the beginning of the session to address the questions they selected. Then the platform will be open for further discussion.

11:30-

12:00

Mandate and Work: Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

12:00-

12:30

Minorities and African Regional Human Rights Bodies

Naji Moulay Lahsen, Network of the Independent Commission for Human Rights in North Africa

12:30-

13:00

 Civil Society Efforts against “Hate Speech” in relation to Minorities in Africa

Hannah Foster, African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies

 

 

Session 6

 

Saturday, October 10

 

15:00-

16:00

“Hate Speech”, Social Media and Minorities Americas

 

Host: Anna-Mária Bíró, Tom Lantos Institute

Description: This session is devoted to the lectures on “hate speech”, social media and minorities in the Americas. Participants will be expected to watch the pre-recorded videos developed by lecturers, and be prepared for discussion during the session.

 

Participants will be asked to send questions in advance, which will be collated and submitted to the lecturers. The lecturers will have time at the beginning of the session to address the questions they selected. Then the platform will be open for further discussion.

15:00-

15:30

 Indigenous Peoples and “Hate Speech” in Canada

Teresa Edwards, Legacy of Hope

15:30-

16:00

 People of African Descent and “Hate Speech” in the United States

Lecia Brooks, Southern Poverty Law Center

 

Closing Remarks

Anna-Maria Biro, Tom Lantos Institute

Balazs Vizi, National University of Public Service