Detailed Programme
Materiały do pobrania
6th International Congress of Human Rights
University of Rzeszów
11-13 June 2026
Project: “Ukrainian Migrants in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship: Socio-Economic Implications”
This project is funded by the Minister of Science under the “Regional Excellence Initiative” programme for the period 2024–2027 (project no. RID/SP/0011/2024/1), with a total funding amount of PLN 17,172,501.00.
Panels
11/06/2026
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Plenary panel: Human Rights amid New Geopolitical Tensions and International Security Challenges
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1: Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Political Challenges in a Changing World
2: Local Dimensions of Refugee Integration, Migration, and Socio-Economic Inclusion
3: Global Order, War, and Human Rights in Transition
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4: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Security, and Governance in a Transforming World
5: Crime, Security, and Social Consequences of War and Migration
6: Children, Migration, and Protection: Rights, Identity, and Security in Times of War
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12/06/2026
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7: Hybrid Warfare, Disinformation, and Human Rights in Contemporary Conflicts
8: Disinformation, Hate Speech, and Human Rights in the Digital Age
9: War Crimes, Disinformation, and Human Rights in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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10: Global Challenges to Democracy, Inequality, and Human Rights
11: Post-War Reconstruction of Ukraine: Strategies, Actors, and Transformational Approaches
12: Gender, Human Rights, and Social Justice in Contemporary Conflicts and Societies
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13: Hybrid Warfare, Disinformation, and Human Rights in Contemporary Conflicts
14: European Union under Pressure: Values, Resilience, and Policy Responses in Times of Crisis
15: International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Contemporary Armed Conflicts
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16: War in Ukraine and the Transformation of International Security
17: Migration, Rights, and Narratives: Political Instrumentalisation and Social Consequences
18: Human Rights in the Digital Age: Disinformation, AI, and Migration Challenges
19: Public Opinion, Migration, and Social Policy Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe
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13/06/2026
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20: The War in Ukraine and the Reconfiguration of European and Global Security
21: Post-War Order, Security Transformations, and Societal Impacts of Conflict
22: Security, Accountability, and Societal Responses to the Russia-Ukraine War
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23: Political Narratives, Propaganda, and Human Rights in Contemporary Regimes
24: Identity, Cultural Heritage, and Social Resilience in Times of Conflict and Transformation
25. Migration, Asylum, and Human Rights: Between Humanitarianism, Policy, and New Challenges
Framework Programme
6th International Congress of Human Rights
University of Rzeszów
Thursday, 11 June 2026
09:00–10:00
Participant registration
Foyer of the Queen Jadwiga Auditorium, 16c Rejtana Avenue, Building A1
10:00–10:30
Opening Ceremony of the 6th International Congress of Human Rights
Foyer of the Queen Jadwiga Auditorium, 16c Rejtana Avenue, Building A1
10:30–12:45
Plenary session
Queen Jadwiga Auditorium, 16c Rejtana Avenue, Building A1
12:45–13:00
Group photo
Outside Building A0, 1 Pigonia Street
13:00–14:00
Lunch
Atrium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
14:00–15:30
Panel sessions (1–3)
Panel 1
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 2
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 3
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
15:30–16:00
Coffee break
16:00–17:30
Panel sessions (4–6)
Panel 4
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 5
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 6
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
19:00
Gala dinner
Friday, 12 June 2026
10:00–11:30
Panel sessions (7–9)
Panel 7
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 8
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 9
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
11:30–11:45
Coffee break
11:45–13:15
Panel sessions (10–12)
Panel 10
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 11
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 12
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
13:15–14:15
Lunch
14:15–15:45
Panel sessions (13–15)
Panel 13
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 14
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 15
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
15:45–16:00
Coffee break
16:00–17:30
Panel sessions (16–19)
Panel 16
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 17
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 18
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 19
Room 34, 16c Kopisto Avenue, Building A2
19:00
Gala dinner
Saturday, 13 June 2026
10:00–11:30
Panel sessions (20–22)
Panel 20
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 21
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 22
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
11:30–11:45
Coffee break
11:45–13:15
Panel sessions (23–24)
Panel 23
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 24
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Panel 25
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
13:15–14:00
Lunch
Detailed Programme
Plenary session:
Human Rights amid New Geopolitical Tensions, War and International Security Challenges
Queen Jadwiga Auditorium, 16c Rejtana Avenue, Building A1
Andrew Michta
University of Florida, United States
Europe in an Age of Great Power Conflict: Will Deterrence Hold?
Klaus Larres
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
Human Rights as a Factor in US and European Strategies toward China
Antonio Stango
Rome Link University, Italian Federation for Human Rights, Italy
Deportation, Enforced Disappearance and Forced Adoption of Ukrainian Children as War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
Babiche Routledge
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
75th Anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
Maša Marochini Zrinski
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Can European Consensus Limit the Evolutive Interpretation of the ECHR? Rethinking the Living Instrument Doctrine
Panel 1:
Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Political Challenges
in a Changing World
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Piotr Kłodkowski
Jagiellonian University, Poland
International Human Rights and Their Cultural Religious Determinants: Examples from the Islamic World and India
Stephen Mutch
Macquarie University, Australia
Self Determination, Democracy, and Human Rights: Why the Fate of Ukraine Matters to Citizens of Lands Faraway
Maria Marczewska-Rytko
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Selective Solidarity? Human Rights, Ukrainian Refugees, and Electoral Mobilization in the Visegrad Group during the 2024 EP Elections
Grigorij Mesežnikov
Institute for Public Affairs, Slovakia
Russian Propaganda as a Tool to Cover up Crimes in Ukraine: The Case of Slovakia
Marek Skulimowski
Kościuszko Foundation, United States
American Power in an Age of Disorder: Domestic Turbulence, External Challenges, and the Coming Midterms
Panel 2:
Local Dimensions of Refugee Integration, Migration, and Socio-Economic Inclusion
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Agnieszka Pawłowska, Anna Kołomycew
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Foreigners’ Integration Centers - one-stop shops for refugees and migrants. Evidence from selected Polish cities
Jakub Čapek / Katarzyna Radzik-Maruszak
Charles University, Czech Republic / Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
The role of local government in refugee integration: a comparative study of municipalities in the Czech Republic and Poland
Ewa Godlewska, Katarzyna Radzik-Maruszak
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Main Barriers to the Integration of Refugees from Ukraine at the Local Level – Examples of Selected Municipalities in Poland and the Czech Republic
Salvatore Amaduzzi
University of Udine, Italy
Changes in the presence and economic impact of Ukrainian and Russian citizens in Friuli Venezia Giulia Region after the outbreak of the war
Federico De Andreis
University "Giustino Fortunato", Benevento, Italy
Migration, Economic Inclusion and Local Development: The Role of Migrant Entrepreneurship
Magdalena Pokrzywa, Dorota Rynkowska, Hubert Kotarski
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Between integration and exclusion: the role of the informal labour market in the experience of Ukrainian refugee women
Panel 3:
Global Order, War, and Human Rights in Transition
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Alika Guchua
Caucasus International University, Georgia
The Process of Forming a New World Order and the Protection of Human Rights
in a Changing Environment
Alexander Chernyak
University of Michigan, United States
War and Peace: Pragmatism in Global Responses to Armed Conflict
Nataliia Nechaieva-Yuriichuk
Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine
World Order in Flames: Human Rights and Regional Security Amid the Russia-Ukraine War
Ellen Wasylina
Trocadéro Forum Institute, France
The Failure of the UN Security Council in the War in Ukraine and the Need for a New International Order
Przemysław Mazur
University of the National Education Commission in Krakow, Poland
The Situation of National and Religious Minorities in Syria after the Fall of the Assad Regime
Panel 4:
Artificial Intelligence, Digital Security, and Governance in
a Transforming World
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Maciej Milczanowski
University of Rzeszów, Poland
AI impact in Strategic Leadership
Marcin Jastrzębski
Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland
Equality and Non-Discrimination in the Context of Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence
Kamila Sierzputowska
Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland
The War of Narratives and the Future of Europe’s Digital Security
Maria Ochwat
Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Censorship Without Censorship: Digital Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia – The Cases of Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore
Maria Nicola Buonocore
Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Digitalization and Regional Economic Development: Patterns and Progress
in the EU Lagging Regions
Maciej Walkowski
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
AI (Artificial Intelligence) and AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)- Benefits and Risks from a Social and Economic Perspective
Panel 5:
Crime, Security, and Social Consequences of War and Migration
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Iva Parenta
University of Rijeka, Croatia
Joint Criminal Enterprise as a Paradigm of Collective Criminality: Reflections on ICTY Jurisprudence
Dorota Semków
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Document Forgery as a Component of Criminal Infrastructure under Conditions of Armed Conflict and Migration Pressure
Magdalena Kruczek
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The specificity of forensic crime scene examinations conducted in active war zones and the identification of deceased victims
Magdalena Lesińska-Staszczuk
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Cyberviolence against Women
Elżbieta Feret
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Ukrainian Refugees and the State Budget in the Context of Fiscal Crimes and Misdemeanours: Evidence from the Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Karol Bajda
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Escalation of the Russian–Ukrainian War and Mental Health, Self-Harm and Crime among Children, Adolescents, and Adults in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Panel 6:
Children, Migration, and Protection: Rights, Identity, and Security in Times of War
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Antonela Kusturin
University of Rijeka, Croatia
Deportations, Forced Transfers and the Separation of Families as Instruments of War in the Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights
Ewa Pogorzała
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Access to Education for Migrant Children in Poland
Zofia Sawicka
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Identity of Ukrainian Children in Poland under Conditions of Forced Migration
Jan Marković
Subcarpathian Association for Active Families, Poland
Peer Support as a Key to Social Integration and Psychological Well-being among
Refugee Youth
Agnieszka Kubiak-Cyrul
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Poland
Protecting the Rights of Minors Online from the Perspective of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act)
Aleksandra Pelczar
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Cybercrime Against Children in the Context of Forced Wartime Migration: Risk Mechanisms and Identification Challenges
Latifa Chakri
African and Mediterranean Women in Action
Protecting Children’s Integrity and Lives in the 21st Century: Confronting Global Threats and Ending Impunity
Panel 7:
Information Governance, Disinformation, and Media Freedom
in the Digital Age
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Taras Hurzhii
State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine
Media Disinformation Counterstrategy: Challenges and Prospects
Izabela Kapsa
Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland
State Information Policy and Citizens’ Cyber Resilience: Shaping Digital Competences
in Times of Information Warfare
Daniela La Foresta
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Digital Self-Governance: Ukrainian Refugees and the Emergence of Informal Information Infrastructures
Jakub Czopek
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Freedom of Expression and the Right to Information in the Age of Disinformation: Limits and Responsibilities of Journalists
Anna Jach
Jagiellonian University, Poland
The FSB-State: A Case Study of the Russian Federation
Anna Hurzhii
State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine
Weaponized Rhetoric: Hate Speech Across Russian and Ukrainian Media
Panel 8:
Disinformation, Hate Speech, and Human Rights in the Digital Age
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Juliusz Sikorski
The Jacob of Paradies University, Poland
Perception Manipulation as a Systemic Risk to Information Security: The Degradation of the Information Environment as a Consequence of Cognitive Warfare and Its Implications for Human Rights
Ilaria Bruner
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Geopolitics of Critical Digital Infrastructure in Ukraine's Reconstruction
Harold Bertot Triana
UNIE University, Spain
Humanitarian Operations at Risk: Misinformation, Disinformation, and Hate Speech
Ryan Ceresola
Hartwick College, United States
How Confidence in Misinformation Affects Authoritarian Beliefs in the United States and Poland
Piotr Burgoński
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Hate Speech as a Mechanism of Discrimination in Polish Migration Debates
Kinga Anna Gajda
Jagiellonian University, Poland
Hate Speech and Social Polarisation: Ukrainian Refugees in Poland
Panel 9:
War Crimes, Disinformation, and Human Rights in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Yaryna Sokol
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Civilian Protection and Accountability in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Contemporary Human Rights Challenges
Krystian Czemowski
University of Rzeszów, Poland
War Crimes and the Limits of Accountability: Political Constraints
in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Jan Boruta
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Ineffectiveness of International Law in the Face of War Crimes in Ukraine
Khrystyna Duchak
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Disinformation and Human Rights: The Case of the War in Ukraine
Julia Szypuła
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Human Rights in the Context of the Armed Conflict between the United States,
Israel, and Iran
Wojciech Bondyra
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Threat of Russian Disinformation in Poland Amid the Invasion of Ukraine
Krzysztof Stefaniak
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Russian Disinformation as a Tool for Destabilising Polish–Ukrainian Relations in the Context of War
Panel 10:
Global Challenges to Democracy, Inequality, and Human Rights
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Francesco Adamo
University of Eastern Piedmont / Geoprogress Association, Italy
The Right to a Healthy Global Environment, International Consumption Disparities and the Proposal of the International Environment Fund (IEF)
Przemysław Żukiewicz
University of Wrocław, Poland
Delegitimising Human Rights in the Age of Toxic Leadership
Haris Dajč
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Russian Malicious Influence in Serbia and Montenegro: Instrumentalisation of Academia and the Church
Grzegorz Bonusiak
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Temporary Protection and the Right to Stability: Human Rights under Prolonged Temporariness
Aneta Ostasz
International Organisation for Migration
Refugees from Ukraine: Opportunities and Challenges to Integration in Poland
Panel 11:
Post-War Reconstruction of Ukraine: Strategies, Actors, and Transformational Approaches
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Małgorzata Sikora-Gaca
Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland
Transformational Reconstruction as a New Paradigm for the Reconstruction of Ukraine
Andrii Kharuk & Daryna Kharuk
Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy, Ukraine / University of Opole, Poland
From Wartime Mobilization to Reconstruction: The Future Role of Civil Society in Ukraine
Beata Molo
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Role of Germany in the Post-War Reconstruction of Ukraine
Sandro Miličković
University of Rijeka, Croatia
The Role of Amnesty in Post-War Reconstruction of Ukraine: Challenges and Perspectives through Croatian Practice
Kamila Schöll-Mazurek
European University Viadrina, Germany
Democratic Resilience in Times of Anti-Migrant Sentiment
Panel 12:
Gender, Human Rights, and Social Justice in Contemporary Conflicts and Societies
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Izabela Kucharzyk
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Women as Leaders in Peace Processes and Their Marginalisation
Ewa Kogut
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Human Trafficking and Exploitation of Women in the Context of Migration
Julia Kobak
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Invisible Citizens: The Process of Disenfranchising Women in Contemporary Afghanistan
Sofiia Zhukovska
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Global Silence: The International Community’s Response to Women’s Rights Violations
in Afghanistan
Karol Bobola
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Legacy of Mahsa Amini and the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement in Iran
Zuzanna Kraus
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Criminalisation of Sexual Orientation as a Tool of Repression: The Case of Uganda
Tariro Kayanga
University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Poland
Challenges Faced by Refugees in Europe
Gabriela Kazimierska
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Sport as a Tool for Combating Racism and Discrimination
Panel 13:
Hybrid Warfare, Disinformation, and Human Rights in Contemporary Conflicts
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Luigi Bramati
NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence, Italy
A New Stability Policing Paradigm for NATO against Hybrid/Irregular Maneuvers
Vladimir Sazonov
University of Tartu | Estonian Military Academy, Estonia
Russian Hybrid War and Influence Activities during the Russo–Ukrainian War in the Baltic Region
Domenico Nocerino
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Information Warfare as a Tool of Hybrid Conflict: Disinformation Campaigns and the Erosion of Human Rights Protections
Agnieszka Demczuk
University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska, Poland
The Impact of Disinformation on Human Rights in Times of Cognitive Warfare
Elena Chernyak
Hartwick College, United States
When Speech Becomes a Crime: Propaganda, Disinformation, and Human Rights in Authoritarian Russia
Panel 14:
European Union under Pressure: Values, Resilience, and Policy Responses in Times of Crisis
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Beata Przybylska-Maszner
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Values at Stake: Contesting Multilateralism and the European Union’s Commitment
to Human Rights
Zaruhi Margaryan
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
EU Normative Power under Geopolitical Constraints: Values-Based Engagement with Armenia after 2020
Andrea Schmidt
University of Pecs, Hungary
“Sanctions Do Not Work”? Hungary’s Dual Discourse on EU Sanctions
Tomasz Kubin
University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
EU Energy Security after the Outbreak of a Full-Scale War in Ukraine
Tomasz Marcinkowski
The Jacob of Paradies University, Poland
Public Health under Temporary Protection: Access to Healthcare for Ukrainian Refugees in the European Union as a Legal and Institutional Challenge
Patryk Pleskot
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The War in Ukraine in Polih Electronic Media in 2025: An Analysis of Selected Examples
Panel 15:
International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
in Contemporary Armed Conflicts
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Mikołaj Sadlej
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Development of International Humanitarian Law from the Nineteenth Century to the End of the Great War
Radosław Żurek
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Challenges of Imposing and Enforcing International Human Rights in the Face of Modern Armed Conflicts
Karol Walczak
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Killing Without Accountability: Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Crisis of Responsibility under International Humanitarian Law
Anastasiia Dombrovska
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Artificial Intelligence in Armed Conflict and Human Rights Risks
Magdalena Kozłowska
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Right to Education in Times of Armed Conflict
Jan Kryński
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Geopolitical and Historical Factors Shaping the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict
Magdalena Lewicka
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Disinformation and the Protection of Refugees
Karen Chiedza Kayiliza
University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów
The Social Reality of Human Rights: Migration and Integration Challenges in Europe
Panel 16:
War in Ukraine and the Transformation of International Security
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Alba Iulia Catrinel Popescu
Carol I National Defence University, Romania
Contemporary International Security: Between Machtpolitik and Grand Geopolitical Strategies
Holger Mölder
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
The Future of International Security Governance - Is Peace Becoming Obsolete?
Chiara Ferro, Nicholas Zalewski
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: When Offense Becomes Obligatory to Win a War
Elena Carolina Diaz Galan
University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
The Practical Application of International Humanitarian Law in the War in Ukraine
Ireneusz Paweł Karolewski, Nora Zech
Leipzig University, Germany
Social Media - A Challenge to Liberal Democracy?
Panel 17:
Migration, Rights, and Narratives: Political Instrumentalisation
and Social Consequences
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Zbiss Hanene
Institute of Press and Information Sciences, Tunisia
Migration as a Political Weapon and Human Rights Costs in Tunisia
Carl Wickham-Downes
University Centre Maidstone, United Kingdom
Exploring the Commodification of Migration and Resulting Rights Breaches in the Darién Gap
Tashinga Mazowe
University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Poland
The Impact of Online Disinformation on the Human Rights of Migrants in Europe
Chisom Eke
University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Poland
It’s Just a Joke: How Hate Speech Hides in Plain Sight
Sonia Malvica
University of Sassari, Italy
The Body as a Geopolitical Place: The Objectification of Women from Neuroscience to International Arenas
Łukasz Lewkowicz
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Legal Legacy of the Beneš Decrees and Its Impact on Contemporary Slovak–Hungarian Relations
Panel 18:
Human Rights in the Digital Age: Disinformation, AI, and Migration Challenges
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Aleksandra Kielar
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Human Rights as the Foundation for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
Gabriela Włodek
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Disinformation as a Hybrid Weapon: The Evolution of the Threat and the Role of Public Education in the 21st Century
Klaudia Zygmunt
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Disinformation on Social Media as a Threat to Security and the Protection of Human Rights
Thelma Da Rocha Augusto
University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Poland
The Right to Truth and the Legal Challenges of AI-Generated Dehumanisation in Contemporary Warfare
Gabriela Ruszel
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Artificial Intelligence as a Potential Threat to Human Rights: Legal and Ethical Perspectives
Jan Rojek
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Citizenship as a Privilege or a Right? Human Rights Implications in Shamima Begum v. The Home Office
Julia Gacek
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Protecting Children’s Rights within the EU Asylum System
Natalia Brach
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Double Standards in Refugee Protection: A Comparative Analysis of EU Responses to Ukrainian and Middle Eastern Displacement
Hazel Mudungwe
University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Poland
Migration, Dignity, and Inclusion in Eastern Europe: A Human Rights Perspective (with a Personal Lens)
Panel 19:
Public Opinion, Migration, and Social Policy Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe
Room 34, 16c Rejtana Avenue, Building A1
Krzysztof Żarna
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Public Opinion on the Russia-Ukraine War in Central and Eastern European Countries: Findings from the GLOBSEC 2025 Report
Mirosław Natanek
Jagiellonian University, Poland
The Situation of National Minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Light of the Implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of the Council of Europe
Mira Malczyńska-Biały
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Consumer Protection in the European Union as a Human Rights Issue: Challenges to 2030
Magdalena Biernacka
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Role of District Consumer Ombudsmen in Protecting the Rights of Ukrainian Refugees
- A Case Study of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Marcin Podsiadło
Mysłowice
The Impact of Migration from Ukraine on Waste Management in Mysłowice
between 2022 and 2024
Panel 20:
The War in Ukraine and the Reconfiguration of European and Global Security
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Ihor Hurak
Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, Ukraine
The Russian War against Ukraine and the Transformation of European and Global Security Architectures
Vakhtang Maisaia
Caucasus International University, Georgia
The Russian Federation’s War of Aggression against Ukraine and International Security
Markiyan Malskyy
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
Ukraine in the New Architecture of European and Global Security
Oksana Krayevska
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Poland
EU-Ukraine Relations under Russian Aggression: Security Shifts and Enlargement Challenges
Aleksandra Kruk
University of Zielona Góra, Poland
Munich Security Conference – A Hub of Interests and Influence
Karol Piękoś
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border, which has been ongoing since the summer of 2021, still requires significant attention from the Polish
Panel 21:
Post-War Order, Security Transformations, and Societal Impacts of Conflict
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Muhammed Hayati Taban
Turkish National Defence University, Turkey
The Post-Ukraine War International Order: Power, Norms, and Global Security Architecture
Oleksandr Kuchyk
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
Euro-Atlantic Security in an Era of Global Rivalry: Transformations of the New World Order
Vadym Zadunaiskyi
Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine
Russian Aggression against Ukraine and Euro-Atlantic Security: Experience and Prospects
Rafał Kopeć
University of the National Education Commission in Krakow, Poland
Russian Missile Campaign against Ukraine
Toro Tibor
Sapientia University, Romania
Combining Substantive Equality and the Right to Protection of Identity - A Necessary Approach in Minority Protection
Valeria Giannotta
Centre Studies of International Politics, Italy
Rethinking Populism: the AKP's Approach to Migration. The Case of Syrian Refugees Policy in Türkiye
Muhammad Zahid Iqbal
Teesside University, United Kingdom
Technology-Driven Empathy and Psychological Resilience in Migrant Communities Affected by Military Conflicts
Panel 22:
Accountability, and Societal Responses to the Russia-Ukraine War
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Arkadiusz Machniak, Krzysztof Mroczkowski
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Selected Aspects of Cooperation between the Polish Special Services and the Security Service of Ukraine in the Context of the Russia-Ukraine War
Andrzej Skwarski
The Jacob of Paradies University
Operational and Reconnaissance Activities in the Context of Respect for Human Rights
Ryszard Suduł
The Academy of Zamość, Poland
The Impact of the Russian Federation's Aggression in Ukraine on Legal and Institutional Changes in Civil Protection in the Republic of Poland
Parvin Ahanchi
Garabagh University, Azerbaijan
Separated by War: Missing Persons, Forced Transfers, and the Fragmentation of Families and Collective Memory in Modern Conflicts
Wojciech J. Kosior
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Prohibition of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment: A Prosecutor’s Perspective
Tomasz Koziełło
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Attitudes of Polish Society towards Migrants from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus in the Context of the Russia–Ukraine War
Panel 23:
Political Narratives, Propaganda, and Human Rights in Contemporary Regimes
Room 126, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Jerzy Sielski
University of Applied Sciences in Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Contemporary Dictatorships and Totalitarian Regimes in Asia and Africa and Human Rights
Eka Beraia
Caucasus International University, Georgia
The Impact of Shift in Foreign Policy on Human Rights (Case Study)
Ingmar Jeßulat
HWR - Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany
When Laws Deny the Will to Justice
Khatuna Chapichadze
Georgian Technical University, Georgia
The Current Anti-Western Propaganda in Georgia as a Threat to Human Rights
Dominika Zięba
University of Rzeszów, Poland
From Solidarity to Political Narratives: Western European Social Democratic Parties and the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Przemysław Maj
University of Rzeszów, Poland
From Solidarity to Conditionality: Polish Parties’ Positions on the Entitlements of Ukrainian Refugees, 2022–2026
Monika Trojanowska-Strzęboszewska
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland
Donald Tusk's Government on Immigration to the EU and Poland. An Analysis Based on Political Rhetoric Regarding the New Pact on Migration and Asylum
Panel 24:
Identity, Cultural Heritage, and Social Resilience in Times of Conflict and Transformation
Room 127, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Taras Dubrovnyi
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
Cultural Heritage of Ukraine in International Law: Issues of Return and Restitution
Hanna Bazhenova
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Identity as a Target: The Destruction of Cultural and Historical Heritage in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Halyna Kuchyk
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
Linguistic Resilience vs. Information Aggression
Laura Koba
Jagiellonian University, Poland
From Homo Sovieticus to Homo Civicus: The Unfinished Mental Transformation of Poland
Grzegorz Pawlikowski
University of Rzeszów, Poland
Migrants from Ukraine in the Labour Market – Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Liliya Morska, Monika Zielińska-Czopek
University of Rzeszów, Poland
The Silent Crisis in Education: Emotional Labor, Professional Burnout, and the Erosion of Teachers’ Rights in Poland and Europe
Panel 25:
Migration, Asylum, and Human Rights: Between Humanitarianism, Policy, and New Challenges
Main Auditorium, 1 Pigonia Street, Building A0
Marta Pietras-Eichberger
Jagiellonian University, Poland
The Right to Dignity in Asylum Procedures: Between Efficiency and Humanitarianism
Federica Sandy Curcio
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Linking Infrastructure Reconstruction to Critical Minerals: A Geographical Analysis of Ukraine's Western Corridor
Marcin Piotrowski
Folkowisko Humanitarian Foundation, Poland
Grassroots Humanitarian Action and Changing Social Dynamics in the Polish–Ukrainian Borderland
Arkadiusz Jan Sójka
The Jacob of Paradies University, Poland
Climate Refugee or Climate Migrant? Conceptual Controversies and Their Political Consequences
Ilgar Velizade
Club of Political Scientists “South Caucasus”, Azerbaijan
Climate Change as a Risk Factor for the Realisation of the Right to Access to Drinking Water