High-level dialogue. Human Rights and democratic coexistence: educating for social transformation

The high-level dialogue “Human Rights and Democratic Coexistence: Educating for Social Transformation” and the award ceremony for the 6th Óscar Arnulfo Romero Ibero-American Human Rights Education Prize  will take place on Thursday, 18 June, in the Ceremonial Hall on the University’s Bilbao campus.

Organised by the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) and the Basque Government, in collaboration with the University of Deusto and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the event will bring together institutional representatives, international experts, civil society organisations and leaders of educational projects from different countries to reflect on the challenges and opportunities of human rights education in building fairer, more inclusive and cohesive societies.

The event will also recognise projects that promote the protection of human rights through education during the award ceremony for the sixth edition of the Ibero-American Human Rights Education Prize. The award is named after Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, an internationally recognised figure in the promotion of social justice and the defence of fundamental rights, and forms part of the Iberoamerican Programme on Human Rights Education, Democracy and Equality.

The event will feature representatives from the Government of Spain, the Basque Government, ombuds institutions, international organisations and Ibero-American civil society organisations.