In 2023, Human Forum welcomed more than 300 guests, including the the president of the Slovak republic Zuzana Čaputová, who during her keynote speech praised HUMAN FORUM as one of the most important events for the exchange of views and experiences of civil society in Slovakia.

On November 28th – 30th 2023, Banská Bystrica hosted the tenth edition of the human rights forum “HUMAN FORUM – Democracy in Danger?”This year’s edition focused on the potential for cooperation in the development of civil society and democracy in Ukraine, both during the war and in the post-war period. Slovakia and the European Union need a neighbouring Ukraine with a stable democracy and a strong civil society. Civil society, which is based on the principles of creating tolerant local communities can mitigate the effects of the political conflict, that is evident not only in Slovakia but also in many countries of the European Union, the United Kingdom or the United States of America.

Reflecting on these global social trends, HUMAN FORUM provided a space for interactive discussions with partners from international organisations and institutions, representatives of government, parliament, civil society, academia and the private business sector on the use of the potential of such a broad partnership.

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