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Policies

Since 1952 we have created policy positions on important global issues.

Our policies are passed in-line with our general statement of policy, agreed in 2015.

Here you can search our database of past and current policy papers, which guide the work of our organization.

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Policy / 2017 / London, United Kingdom / General Assembly / Current

London Declaration on Secularism

Governments based on religion have been common in the history of human societies and are still common today. Witnessing the…
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Policy / 2015 / Manila, Philippines / General Assembly / Current

General Statement of Policy

The General Assembly adopts the following IHEU General Statement of Policy of the International Humanist and Ethical Union as an…
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Policy / 2007 / Brussels, Belgium / General Assembly / Archived

The Brussels Declaration (2007)

We, the people of Europe, hereby affirm our common values. They are based not on a single culture or tradition…
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Policy / 2005 / Paris, France / World Humanist Congress & General Assembly / Pending Review

Comprehensive secularism

The International Humanist and Ethical Union, taking into account the currently emerging situation world-wide, resolves that the humanist movement must…
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Policy / 1972 / Czechoslovakia (former) / Board of Directors / Archived

Political repression (1972)

The free expression of opinion being a basic human right, the IHEU condemns all violations of that right wherever they…
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Policy / 1962 / Oslo, Norway / World Humanist Congress / Pending Review

A new perspective in international life

The trend of civilisation is toward integration of national communities rather than toward increasing separation. The great humanist tradition of…
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Policy / 1933 / Board of Directors / Pending Review

Humanism and secularism

Both humanism and secularism have in common the pursuit, for all people, of ways in which they can live peacefully…
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