Our partner organization Humanists International has published the Freedom of Thought Report 2023. The report examines the freedom and human rights of humanists, atheists and non-religious people worldwide. The focus of this year’s report is on the defense of democracy.
A group of members of the Bundestag led by Green politician Armin Grau, who previously supported the draft criminal law by Castellucci and others, has invited people to a parliamentary evening on December 12. The initiators are pushing for a compromise on the regulation of assisted suicide as soon as possible.
On Thursday, November 23, the hearing of the “Commission for Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine” appointed by the Federal Government will take place in Berlin. The Humanist Association of Germany has also been invited to attend. A week before the hearing, a debate broke out within the EKD about the Christian requirement to protect unborn life.
The Humanist Relief Organization Germany is responding to the great need following the flood disaster in Libya and is calling for donations for the psychological care of survivors.
More than 230 applications were received for the “Suttner Scholarship 2023” – no easy task for the selection committee of the Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk (BvS), which had to choose the best 16 candidates from the large number of qualified young talents.
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 Thursday, July 6, the German Bundestag will decide on the draft legislation on assisted suicide. In an open letter, the HVD appeals to MPs to take the will of the people seriously and pass the necessary new regulations.
On Saturday, June 24, 2023, the Humanist Association of Germany celebrated its 30th anniversary with a big party in Neu-Isenburg, Hesse. Numerous guests came together to reflect on the past three decades and look to the future together.
