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 promote the creation of a culture of human rights through “quadrilogue” action, i.e. governments, parliamentarians, local and regional authorities and civil society.

This year the participants discussed global strategies for strengthening human rights education and underlined the importance of quality HRE for sustainable peace. The integration of HRE into the formal schooling system was identified as one of the main ares of future work. The outcomes of the Forum are now available online.

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 Forum has been held by the North-South Center since 1994.


Lisbon Forum 2009 conclusions