Humanists International
Budget
€1,018,171
EP Access
2
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.95 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Humanists International is the global representative body of the humanist movement, uniting a diversity of non-religious organisations and individuals. Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, our vision is a world in which human rights are respected, states uphold secularism and everyone is able to live a life of dignity. We work to build and represent the global Humanist movement that defends human rights, challenges dogma and abuse of power, and promotes Humanist values worldwide. We seek to influence international policy through representation and advocacy at international institutions, by giving training and capacity building support to the humanist network across the world, and by disseminating information on the nature of the Humanist perspective. A statement of the fundamental values and principles uniting our members and Humanists International's vision can be found in The Amsterdam Declaration (2002) https://humanists.international/what-is-humanism/the-amsterdam-declaration/
EU Legislative Interests
- Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 - Civil Society Strategy - Anti-discrimination directive - EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2027 - European Democracy Shield - AgoraEU - Implementation of EU Guidelines on Freedom of religion or belief. - Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). - European Parliament resolution on the situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health - European Parliament resolution on the US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the United States and the need to safeguard abortion rights and women’s health in the EU - European Parliament resolution on challenges ahead for women’s rights in Europe: more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - European Parliament resolution on the persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion
Communication Activities
We communicate information about European human rights policies and developments via newsletters, our website, social media, annual reports, and training initiatives for our members. We also send calls to action for members across Europe.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Humanists International is ECOSOC accredited and has consultative status with the United Nations. It also has observer status at the African Commission on Human and People's Rights and participatory status at the Council of Europe. We are also members of the UN NGO Committee on Human Rights (Geneva), UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief (Geneva), the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO), and the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations at the Council of Europe (CINGO).
Organisation Members
https://humanists.international/about/our-members/list (116 in total - as of January 2025)
Additional Information
Original budget in GBP. Total £841,951 EXG rate @ 1.2093 (31st Dec 2024) More details on the contributions noted above: - Agha Dabir Hajian Tehrani €387,036 (£320,050) Legacy donation - James Herrick €120,930 (£100k) Legacy donation - Norwegian Humanist Association €211,628 (£175k) Annual Membership Fee 2024 All other contributions from members and donations received did not meet the criteria of exceeding 10% of the total budget and being above €10,000.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.