PRESENTATION
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 Lisbon
Forum 2012, 3-4 December at the
Ismaili Centre, Lisbon
(Portugal)
The 2012 Lisbon Forum took
place on 3-4 December 2012 at
the Ismaili Centre, in
Lisbon, Portugal. This event was
organised by the North-South
Centre of the Council of Europe
in partnership with the Alliance
of Civilizations and in
cooperation with the Aga Khan
Development Network and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Portugal. The event took
place in the framework of the
Programme “Strengthening
democratic reform in the
southern Neighbourhood”, funded
by the European Union and
implemented by the Council of
Europe.
The theme for this year’s Forum
was "The Arab Season: from change
to challenges". It was a
follow-up to the previous year’s
edition and focused again on
the developments in the Arab
countries of Northern Africa and
the Middle East in order to take
stock of the progress made - and
obstacles met - on the path
towards democracy. Particular
attention was paid to new
political élites, youth and
women activists and to the
process of democratic reforms.
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Programme
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Photos
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Final Conclusions
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List of participants
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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 of the
Mediterranean. The Forum has been held by the North-South Centre since
1994. It focuses on issues at the heart of the mandate and actions of
the Council of Europe: human rights, democracy, the rule of law and
intercultural dialogue. It has been enriched since 2006 by partnerships
with the Council of Europe’s Commission for Democracy through Law – also
known as the Venice Commission - and the Office of the Commissioner for
Human Rights and, most recently, with the Alliance of Civilizations,
operating under the aegis of the United Nations.
During the 2008
session, a new process was launched devoted to a particularly topical
issue, the principle of universality of human rights and its
implementation at international and regional level. On 10-11 November
2008, the participants carried out a general analysis of the situation
60 years after the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. On
the basis of this analysis, a work programme was adopted for the
upcoming years, focussing on the promotion, understanding and
strengthening of human rights, as well as on present and future
challenges in this field.
The following
subjects were selected:
. The impact of
globalisation on human rights
· The principle of equality between women and men
· Freedom of expression, conscience and religion (2010)
· Human rights as a basis for the integration of cultural diversity
· Security and freedom
· Creating a culture of human rights through education (2009)
· The abolition of the death penalty.
For the 2011 Lisbon Forum the theme chosen was :
"The "Arab spring": a major step towards making human rights real".
Under the theme "The Arab Spring: a major step towards making
universal human rights real”, the Lisbon Forum 2011 brought together
more than 200 participants from 50 countries. In addition to its
co-organisers, the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe and
the Alliance of Civilizations United Nations and its host, the Aga
Khan Development, the Forum was able to count on the participation
many relevant international actors, such as the European Union, the
League of Arab States, the Union for the Mediterranean, the African
Union, UNESCO, the International Federation of human Rights or the
euro-Mediterranean for human Rights. It also count with the
financial suport of the European Commission and the Principality of
Liechtenstein.
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Programme
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Background document
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General conclusions
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2010 Lisbon
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Lisbon Forum 2010 -
"Freedom of expression, conscience and religion"
The Lisbon Forum
2010 took place on 4-5 November at the Ismaili Centre,
in Lisbon (Portugal).
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General conclusions
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List of participants
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For more information see the Draft Annoted Programme
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Speeches of the Lisbon Forum
2010
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SPEECHES
Welcome Remarks by the AKDN
Representative, Comendador
Nazim Ahmad
Opening Session
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Jorge Sampaio, President of the Lisbon Forum and Special
Representative of the UN Alliance of Civilizations
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Maud de Boer-Buquiccio,
Deputy
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
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Miguel Angel Martinez, Vice-President of the European
Parliament
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Marta Vilardell, Permanent Representative of Spain to
the Council of Europe
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Deborah Bergamini, Chair of the Executive Council of the
North-South Centre
Plenary Session
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Moderator: Eberhard
KOELSCH, Vice-Chair of the North-South Centre Executive
Council
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Ibrahim SALAMA, Chief of the Human Rights Treaties
Branch, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights
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Margaret CRAHAN, Vice-President of the Inter-American
Institute of Human Rights General Assembly
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Douglas WAKE, Deputy Director of the Office for
Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR)
• Mogens SCHMIDT, Deputy Assistant Director-General for
Communication and Information of UNESCO
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Denis HUBER, Executive Director of the North-South Centre
of the Council of Europe (in French)
Working session 1
Moderator:
Mir Asghar HUSAIN, Education Adviser, MBI Al Jaber
Foundation
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Patricia BEZUNARTEA BARRIO, Head of Area for Research
and Development Fundacion Pluralismo y Convivencia, Spain
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Guido BELATTI CECCOLI, Ambassador Permanent
Representative of the Republic of San Marino to the United
Nations in Geneva and other International Organisations
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Jean DE BRUEKER, Deputy Secretary General – Centre
d’Action Laïque (CAL)
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Gerardo RUIZ-RICO, Professor of Constitutional Law,
University of Jaen.
Working session 2
Moderator: Alicia CABEZUDO, Professor of University of
Buenos Aires
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Carmen PELLICER, Advisor for Catholic and Citizenship
Education, Spain
Representative/s from the Catholic community/the Holy See:
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Rev. Fr. Stefano MAZZOTTI, Secretary to the Apostolic
Nunciature
Representative/s from the Protestant community
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Reverend HORSFJORD, Secretary General of the European
Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL)
Representative/s from the Orthodox community
• Mr Hegoumen PHILIP RIABYKH, Vice-Chair Man, Department for
External
Church Relations, Moscow Patriarchate
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Rev. Hegumen PHILARET, Moscow Patriarchate
Representative in Strasbourg
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Dr. Angeliki ZIAKA, Ecumenical Patriarchate of
Constantinople, Aristotle University Thessaloniki 7
• Grigorita GRIGORICA, Representative of the Rumanian
Patriarchate
Representative/s from the communities of other Christian
churches
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Reverend James BARNETT, Anglican Church
Representative/s from the Jewish community
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Rabbi Mendel SAMAMA, Expert in European Affairs
Representative/s from the Muslim community
• Aziz HASANOVIC, Deputy Mufti, Islamic Community in
Croatia
Working session 3
Moderator: Murat DAOUDOV, Director of EU and International
Relations at the Union of Municipalities of Marmara (Turkey)
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José FERNANDEZ DUARTE, Principal Commissary, Chairman of
the Terrorism Working Group, National Police, Ministry of
Interior, Spain
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Magali RHEAULT, Senior Analyst, Gallup Center for
Muslim Studies
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Maria FERNANDA PALMA, Member of the Venice Commission of
the Council of Europe
Working session 4
Moderator: Victor
ANGELO, Former Special Representative of the
Secretary-General and UN Under-Secretary-General (rtd)
• David Béhar, Director of the Policy Planning
Directorate and of its Religions Team, French Ministry of
Foreign and European Affairs, France
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Agneta UCKO, The Arigatou Centre
• Mike HARDY, British Council London
• Faranaz KESHAVJEE
Plenary session 2
Moderator: Karim H. KARIM, Professor and Co-Director of the
Centre for Ismaili Studies
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H.E. the Most Rev. Rino PASSIGATO, Papal Nuncio in
Portugal
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The Revd Canon Alistair MACDONALD-RADCLIFF, Director
General of the C1 World Dialogue.
• Joseph MAÏLA, Director of the Policy Planning
Directorate and of its Religions Team, French Ministry of
Foreign and European Affairs, France
• Hassine BOUZID, Head of Mission in Spain of the
League of Arab States
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Maria Manuela De MELO, Member of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Closing Session
Report of
working groups on the four subjects mentioned above and
conclusions
• Zoran PETROV, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of
« The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia», Chairman of
the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
• Ali Kaya SAVUT, Embassador of Turkey to Portugal
• Sergio BUSETTO, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of
Italy to the Council of Europe
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Pedro Lourtie, Secretary of State for European Affairs
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese
Republic
• Closing remarks by the President of the Lisbon
Forum, Jorge SAMPAIO
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2009 Lisbon
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See information about the 2009 Edtion of the Lisbon Forum
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Speeches and
videos of the Lisbon Forum 2009
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SPEECHES
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Conclusions
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Ana Maria Rodino,
Former Director of the Inter-American Institute of Human
Rights
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Mohamed El-Aziz Ben Achour,
Director General of ALECSO
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Bengt Lundborg,
Ambassador of Sweden to Portugal
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Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu,
Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic
Conference
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Felisa Tibbitts,
Executive Director, Human Rights Education Associates, Inc.
(HREA)
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Gabriela Battaini-Dragoni,
Director General of the DGIV of the Council of Europe
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Prof. Abdollah Jassbi,
President of the Islamic Azad University
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Kirsten Mlačak, Head of the ODIHR Human Rights
Department
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Nazim Ahmad, Comendedor and Aga Khan Development Network
Representative (AKDN)
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Rudolf Schaller, Ambassador of Switzerland to Portugal
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Sofia Kallio, Vice President for Seminars and
Conferences of ELSA International
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Maud de Boer-Buquicchio,
Deputy
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
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Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the
Council of Europe
- Vera Duarte, Minister of Education of Cape
Verde
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Guido BELATTI CECCOLI, Ambassador Permanent
Representative of the Republic of San Marino to the United
Nations in Geneva and other International Organisations
VIDEOS
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Video of the opening session [part 1]
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Video of the opening session [part 2]
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Video of the closing session
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Video
of the
President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel
Barroso (available soon)
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