The Humanist World Congress 2023 in Copenhagen has adopted the declaration “Democracy: a humanist value”.
The Humanist Association of Germany is campaigning for a new legal regulation of abortion outside of the Criminal Code. The HVD presents and explains its position in a new brochure.
The topic of war fills us with horror and horror, but also challenges us to become active and look for solutions. Every day, we can have a new peacemaking and integrating effect. The new issue of our humanist magazine “diesseits” continues our intensive examination of the “longing for peace”. Read it now!
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Humanist Association of Germany is calling for active and decisive support for the struggle of courageous women in Iran against discrimination, violence and oppression. In order to wrest the granting of even the most basic human rights from the furious mullah regime in Tehran, we – and our government – must significantly increase our efforts.
We have completely redesigned the digital presence of our humanist magazine “diesseits”. Take a look now!
Art is much more than aesthetics. It can be political, name problems, serve as a mouthpiece for minorities and open up discourse. The new issue of “diesseits” is dedicated to art, artistic freedom and the question of what art can do for humanism – and vice versa. Read it now!
What is the state of freedom and human rights for humanists, atheists and non-religious people worldwide? Our partner organization Humanists International has published its annual Freedom of Thought Report.
Entertaining days with stimulating topics at the second nationwide presence meeting of the Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk (BvS). The meeting took place at the HVD’s “House of Humanism” in Berlin.
A recent decision by the Federal Court of Justice could mean a shift in boundaries beyond this case: The BGH acquitted a woman who had initially been convicted, even though she had injected her chronically seriously ill husband with a lethal dose of insulin. Prior to this, he had independently taken all the tablets available in the house in order to end his life. Erwin Kress, spokesman for the board of the Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands – Bundesverband, sees the landmark ruling of the Federal Court of Justice as a “double-edged sword”, as it strengthens the right to self-determination on the one hand, but could also encourage “abuse of assistance” on the other.
How self-determined can we decide about our own death? What ethical challenges does the genetic manipulation of embryos pose? And how can human lives be prioritized fairly in triage? The new issue of our humanist magazine “diesseits” is dedicated to questions of medical ethics. Read it now!
