GLOBAL MINORITY
RIGHTS
SUMMER SCHOOL 2024
Environmental
Justice and Minority Rights
July 7-13, 2024
(all times refer to Budapest time, UTC +2)
| Sunday, July 7 | Arrival Day |
| Flexible | Dinner Buttler Terasz
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| Monday, July 8 | Introduction to International Minority Rights |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcome and Introductions Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
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
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| 9:15-10:00 | Participant Introductions Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
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| 10:00-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | International Minority Rights Framework Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Anna-Mária Bíró, Tom Lantos Institute Corinne Lennox, Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch Cafeteria, Educational Center Building
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| 13:30-15:00 | Economic Development and Minorities Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Mohammad Shahabuddin, Birmingham Law School
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| Tuesday, July 9 | |
| 9:00-10:00 | Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Nicolas Levrat, UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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| 10:00-10:30 | Break
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| 10:30-11:30 | Questions and Answers with the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Nicolas Levrat, UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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| 11:30-13:00 | Lunch Cafeteria, Educational Center Building
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| 13:00-14:30 | Environmental Justice and Minorities Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Damien Short, Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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| 14:30-15:00 | Break
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| 15:00-15:30 | Legal Hurdles in Rights-Based Climate Litigation: Implications for Vulnerable Groups, Including Minority Groups Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Engin Firat, City Law School, City University of London
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| 15:30-16:00 | Amplifying the Right to Difference Through Audiovisual Education Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Ghassen Ayari, Attalaki Organization (Tunisia)
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| Wednesday, July 10 | |
| 9:00-10:30 | Contestations in Anthropocene: Rights of Rivers in South Asia Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Rahul Ranjan, University of Edinburgh
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| 10:30-11:00 | Break
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| 11:00-12:30 | Framework for Protecting Minorities in Europe—with a special focus on environmental issues Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Norbert Tóth, Ludovika University of Public Service
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| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch Cafeteria, Educational Center Building
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| 14:00-14:30 | Environmental Justice in the Decision-Making Process in the Republic of Moldova: Addressing Minority Issues Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Nicolai Сheleș, Global Campus of Human Rights
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| 14:30-15:30 | Practical Exercise on the UN Forum on Minority Issues: UN Forum Statements and Minority Forum Info Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Marcus Oda, Tom Lantos Institute
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| 15:30-evening | Practical Exercise: UN Forum Statements
Free time for group work
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| Thursday, July 11 | |
| 9:00-10:00 | Practical Exercise: Presentation of Group Work Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Marcus Oda, Tom Lantos Institute
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| 10:00-10:30 | Break
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| 10:30-12:00 | Environmental Justice and a New Social Contract for Indigenous People Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Eunice N. Olembo, Minority Rights Group International-Africa Office
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| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch Cafeteria, Educational Center Building
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| 13:30-14:00 | Encroachment on Land Rights of Ethnic Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Ethiopia Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Husen Tura, University of Eastern Finland
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| 14:00-14:30 | Ensuring Indigenous Land Rights in the Context of Carbon Market Initiatives in East Africa Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Xanne Bekaert, Department of Public Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)
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| 14:30-15:00 | Break
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| 15:00-15:30 | Living as a Minority: The Dalit Experience in Pakistan Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Heman Das, South Asia Research Institute for Minorities (SARIM)
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| 15:30-16:00 | Socio-economic Disparities amidst Water Crisis in Punjab Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Dilraj Singh, Volunteers for Social Justice (India)
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Friday, July 12
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| 9:00-10:30 | Climate and Environmental Justice in the Americas Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Anthony Rogers-Wright, Black Alliance for Peace
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| 10:30-11:00 | Break
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| 11:00-11:30 | The Impact of Lack of Environment Policies in Indigenous Population in Peru: Current Situation and Most Important Challenges Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Silvana Esperanza Oriundo Melgar, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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| 11:30-12:00 | Empowering Indigenous Communities: Land Rights and Environmental Justice Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Hibatollah Raad, Saint Joseph University (Lebanon)
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| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch Cafeteria, Educational Center Building
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| 13:30-14:00 | CSOs and Climate Justice in the Arab World Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Kai Wangle, Global Campus of Human Rights (Alumni)
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| 14:00-14:30 | Citizenship Rights and Human Rights Challenges: Access to Justice for Marginalized Communities in Assam, India Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
Nargis Choudhury, Assam Royal Global University (India)
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| 14:30-15:00 | Presentation of Certificates Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B
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| 18:30 | Gala Dinner VakVarjú Restaurant Paulay Ede utca 7 |