Continued violence in London

The HP UK is forced once again to condemn the use of violence in London. Those who use violence are trying to manipulate the population (on both side of the conflict) to believe that violence must be employed to stop more...

G8 Gleneagles climate change agreement: neoliberalism blocks sustainable development

The G8 leaders have signed a climate change agreement without measurable targets and timetables for reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. Their agreement also includes a plan of action for putting the poorer countries...

Violence will never bring an end to violence

Humanist Party UK – press release about London attacks

Today, before anything else, we denounce the mindless acts of terrorism that took place yesterday in London. 24 hours after experiencing the elation of being given the...

G8: 50 BILLIONS DOLLARS FOR AFRICA, 1.035 FOR WEAPONS

The G8 meeting at Gleneagles has ended with a final document in which 50 billions dollars have been assigned to interventions in Africa.In 2004 the world military expense has been 1.035 billions dollars and the G8 countries, USA...

POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN REGION REGARDING THE ATTACKS IN LONDON

Today, before anything else, we denounce the mindless acts of terrorism that took place yesterday in London, and we reject any justification of it. We condemn this brutal violence, as we have already condemned the war brought...

Europe and Software Patents

The European Parliament must vote against overseas software industry monopolies.On 17th March, the European Commission, giving in to the pressures of some large groups, mainly from overseas, approved the directive providing for...

LA FRANCIA E L’OLANDA HANNO DETTO NO: ORA FACCIAMO UNA VERA COSTITUZIONE

Una buona notiziaIl No della maggioranza dei votanti francesi e olandesi al referendum sulla Costituzione europea non ci meraviglia affatto. Anzi, per il Partito Umanista che si è schierato decisamente contro questa Carta, tale...

The G8 acts but keeps everything the same

Humanist Party UK – press releaseWe are all very happy that Africa and poverty seem to be top of the agenda for the G8 meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland and that music celebrities are driving a wonderful agenda for justice and that...

Discurso proclamación candidatura presidencial Tomás Hirsch

Santiago, 05 Junio 2005Queridas amigas, amigos, queridas compañeras, compañeros:Recibo esta nominación con una enorme alegría y la asumo con compromiso profundo.Aquí, en esta sala repleta de hombres y mujeres que han llegado...

FOR A EUROPE OF THE PEOPLE

YES TO A HUMANIST EUROPE OF SOLIDARITY AND NONVIOLENCE2nd of June 2005Twice within four days the population of a European country has said NO to the European Constitution.The victory of the NO in the Netherlands is the victory of...

POSICIÓN SOBRE EL NO DEL PUEBLO FRANCES

La Regional Humanista felicita al pueblo francés y a todos los sectores que han luchado por defender el Derecho de los Pueblos a decidir su futuro en un debate amplio y profundo a pesar del chantaje, de la manipulacion y a veces...

Letter of the President to Chile Humanist Party

Al PH ChilenoA la Regional Humanista Latino AmericanaA mi querido amigo Thomas Hirshy p.c. Secretarías y Comisiones de la Regional Humanista EuropeaEn nombre de la Regional Humanista Europea envío nuestros agradecimientos y...

Ningún ser humano es ilegal

En un momento en el que los países europeos buscan una Constitución común y podría creerse que el pueblo europeo está a punto de pasar a otra etapa de su historia, uno de los temas más importantes de esta región, la inmigración,...

Humanist Party of Romania (PUR) “converts” to conservativism

12th May 2005

In recent days the following news has appeared in the press: “The Humanist Party of Romania (PUR), a group that is part of the governing centre-right coalition in Bucharest, has changed its name to the...

POSITION OF THE HUMANIST INTERNATIONAL REGARDING THE CONFLICT IN TOGO

Zurich, 2nd of May 2005

To the European UnionTo the United NationsTo the European Press To the Governments of Togo and FranceHumanists denounce the situation of violence following the proclamation of election results...

TURQUÍA Y LA AMPLIACIÓN DE LA UNION EUROPEA

Zurich, 24 de Abril 2005

TURQUÍA Y LA AMPLIACIÓN DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEALos humanistas europeos queremos manifestar nuestro apoyo a la incorporación de Turquía a la Unión Europea y estamos satisfechos de que se hayan iniciado las...

African Region website

we linked to the website of the African Region, that will hold its first congress in january 206

Positition of the Humanist International concerning the Presidential elections of the Republic of Togo

Zürich, 24 March 2005After receiving a reply from the Republic of Togo's Minister of Communications and Civil Formation regarding our demand to hold elections supervised by the United Nations and the European Union instead of...

Considerations and proposals about the European Constitution

February 2005Inside the long and complex text of the European Constitution, a large space is dedicated to the topic of foreign and common defence policy, about which the Peace and Nonviolence Secretary expresses the following...

CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN TOGO

Zurich, 12 february 2005

Barely twenty-four hours after the official announcement of the death of President Eyadema, Togolese Deputies, the overwhelming majority (61 of 81) of which being members of the dead presidents party,...