The Humanist Association of Germany is positioning itself for the future in terms of personnel: On August 1, 2025, Franziska Schneider will take over the federal management of the association.
The Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association has appointed David Driese, member of the board of the Humanist Association Berlin-Brandenburg, as its new federal representative for the subject of Humanist Life Studies.
Investments in children and young people are investments in prosperity and democracy. In a joint appeal, 49 organizations and three academics call on the German government to massively strengthen the social infrastructure for children and families with comprehensive structural reforms.
The Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association warns against the planned suspension of family reunification for persons entitled to subsidiary protection. The measure violates the human right to family reunification, affects particularly vulnerable people and jeopardizes social cohesion.
At the digital Council of Delegates of the Humanist Association of Germany on May 17, 2025, two new federal commissioners were introduced: for the history of humanism and for humanist hospice work. The European Humanist Services Network (EHSN) – a European network for humanist professionals – was also presented.
The Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association is a new member of the Climate Alliance Germany. Joining underlines its commitment to socially just climate protection – and brings a humanist perspective to the climate policy debate.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association is calling for the swift and comprehensive implementation of the Protection against Violence and Violence Assistance Act, which was passed by the Bundestag in the last legislative period.
The Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association has received responses to its election touchstone for the 2025 Bundestag elections from five parties represented in the Bundestag. The topics range from children’s rights and climate protection to reproductive self-determination and the equality of humanist and religious perspectives in society. We are publishing these and other responses here.
The legalization of abortions has failed for the time being. Despite all the disillusionment following the hearing in the Legal Affairs Committee, the Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association, together with many civil society organizations, is not discouraged by the politicians.
How humanist are the parties’ positions on the 2025 federal elections? A joint event by the Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands Berlin-Brandenburg KdöR and the Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands – Bundesverband
