On the 10th of December, the Portuguese Human Rights League – Civitas, with the high patronage of Fundação do Oriente and of Grémio Lusitano, organised a celebratory ceremony at Museu do Oriente, Lisbon.
The artists Áurea and Gabriela Canavilhas, Carlos Mendes, Duo de Percussão from Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, Joana Amendoeira and Pedro Jóia participated in this session.
The panelists were: Mr. Fernando Pereira Marques (Researcher of IHC from Nova University, Lisbon), Mr. José Rebelo (President of the Scientific Council of ISCTE) and Mr. Rafael Lara (President of APDH-Andaluzia and General-Secretary of European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights).
It was presented a special message from Mr. António Guterres (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees).
Catarina Furtado hosted the session presentation, whose work in defending the Human Rights is recognized both national and internationally.