Programme

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 7Arrival Day
Flexible

Dinner

Buttler Terasz

 

 

Monday, July 8Introduction 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

 

 

9:15-10:00

Participant Introductions

Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B

 

10:00-10:30Break
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

 

12:00-13:30

Lunch

Cafeteria, Educational Center Building

 

13:30-15:00

Economic Development and Minorities

Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B

 

Mohammad Shahabuddin, Birmingham Law School

 

 

 

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

 

10:00-10:30

Break

 

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

 

11:30-13:00

Lunch

Cafeteria, Educational Center Building

 

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

 

14:30-15:00

Break

 

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

 

 

15:30-16:00

Amplifying the Right to Difference Through Audiovisual Education

Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B

 

Ghassen Ayari, Attalaki Organization (Tunisia)

 

 

 

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

 

10:30-11:00

Break

 

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

 

12:30-14:00

Lunch

Cafeteria, Educational Center Building

 

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

 

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

 

15:30-evening

Practical Exercise: UN Forum Statements

 

Free time for group work

 

 

Thursday, July 11 
9:00-10:00

Practical Exercise: Presentation of Group Work

Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B

 

Marcus Oda, Tom Lantos Institute

 

 

10:00-10:30

Break

 

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

 

12:00-13:30

Lunch

Cafeteria, Educational Center Building

 

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

 

 

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)

 

 

14:30-15:00

Break

 

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)

 

 

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)

 

 

Friday, July 12

 

 
9:00-10:30

Climate and Environmental Justice in the Americas

Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B

 

Anthony Rogers-Wright, Black Alliance for Peace

 

10:30-11:00

Break

 

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

 

11:30-12:00

Empowering Indigenous Communities: Land Rights and Environmental Justice

Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B

 

Hibatollah Raad, Saint Joseph University (Lebanon)

 

12:00-13:30

Lunch

Cafeteria, Educational Center Building

 

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)

 

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)

 

  
14:30-15:00

Presentation of Certificates

Orczy Residence Hall, Room A-B

 

18:30

Gala Dinner

VakVarjú Restaurant

Paulay Ede utca 7

 

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