The Lisbon Forum is a platform for dialogue and for sharing experiences, expertise and good practices between Europe and the other continents, especially the Middle East, Africa and the countries on the south side of the Mediterranean. The theme and main aim of the 2009 Forum have been to promote the creation of a culture of human rights, through “quadrilogue” action, i.e. governments, parliamentarians, local and regional authorities and civil society.

Several high-level representatives from the Council of Europe and other international organisations, as well as Human Rights Education (HRE) Experts from Africa, Asia, America, Europe and the Middle East joined the Lisbon Forum 2009 to discuss global strategies for strengthening human rights education. The integration of HRE into the formal schooling system was identified as one of the main ares of future work.

Conclusions of the Lisbon Forum 2009 (English)

Conclusions Forum de Lisbonne 2009 (French)