The V Colloquium is co-organised by the Catholic University of Sao Paulo (PUC-SP) and mainly supported by the Ford Foundation, United Nations Foundation, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), among others. To celebrate its fifth anniversary, the International Human Rights Colloquium has chosen an ambitious topic: "South-South Dialogue to Strengthen Human Rights". It is being approached from 5 different angles:
- Rule of Law: A Human Rights Approach;
- Strategies to Confront Violence;
- Transparency and Indicators: How to Measure the Impact of Our Action;
- Financial Sustainability: A Dialogue Between Donors and Human Rights Movements and Organisations
- Universities and NGOs: Dialogue and Partnerships.

In today's "globalised" world, human rights issues have acquired new dimensions and consequences. They need to be addressed from a wider perspective which takes into account national and international security and looks into the crucial role that the judiciary system plays within the democratisation process. To overcome these challenges, it is necessary to search for collective strategies and responses, involving diverse social actors and protagonists, which will serve as a basis for joint actions aimed at a more just, equalitarian and peaceful world.

Since its creation, Colloquium organisers believe that the event's success is due to the involvement of diverse organisations and social sectors in its implementation. Another innovation of this year's Colloquium is that Conectas and Sur have invited new partners -civil society organisations and international agencies- to participate in the design and organization of the event. In this vein, the organisers expect that the Colloquium will progressively become a stronger, more plural and more democratic space to debate the main human rights issues in the Global South. This year, a special emphasis is being put on developing and enriching the debate between academics and activists from civil society organisations and social movements, with the hope of finding ways to mutually enrich each other's work. It has also included a dialogue between them and the donor organizations, to bring about new forms of understanding and collaboration.