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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 / 1978 / London, United Kingdom / World Humanist Congress / Pending Review

Equality for women

Cognisant of the world-wide struggle for and value of equality for women, the United Nations, following International Women’s Year, declared…
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Policy / 1978 / London, United Kingdom / World Humanist Congress / Pending Review

Limiting population growth

A major cause of oppression and rigidity of human organisation, of the exhaustion of valuable mineral resources and of fossil…
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Policy / 1978 / London, United Kingdom / World Humanist Congress / Archived

Human Rights (1978)

The IHEU has consistently opposed violations of human rights in the world wherever they occur, whether it be Chile, South…
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Policy / 1976 / India / Board of Directors / Archived

State of emergency in India (1976)

The Board of Directors of the International Humanist & Ethical Union notes with grave concern that, exactly a year after…
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Policy / 1976 / India / Board of Directors / Archived

State of emergency in India (1976)

To Mrs Indira Gandhi IHEU Board, meeting London, appeals to you, on completion of one year of emergency, to revoke…
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Policy / 1974 / Amsterdam, Netherlands / World Humanist Congress / Pending Review

Spinoza

We, the Sixth International Congress of the IHEU, representing humanists from all over the world, meeting in Amsterdam on August…
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Policy / 1974 / Yugoslavia (former) / Board of Directors / Archived

Marxist humanism in Yugoslavia (1974-12)

The Marshall Josip Broz Tito, President of the Federal Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia Mr. President For the third time in…
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Policy / 1974 / Amsterdam, Netherlands / World Humanist Congress / Archived

International women’s year, 1975 (1974)

Noting that the United Nations has designated 1975 as International Women’s Year, Aware that the Declaration of Human Rights states…
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Policy / 1974 / Amsterdam, Netherlands / World Humanist Congress / Pending Review

Beneficient voluntary euthanasia

We, the 6th IHEU Congress, declare our support on ethical grounds for beneficent voluntary euthanasia. We believe that reflective ethical…
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