Humanist International
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The '''Humanist International''' is a consortium of [[Humanist Movement|Humanist]] [[political party|political parties]], founded in [[Florence]], Italy, on [[January 4]] [[1989]], by the approval of foundational documents and statutes by over 40 Humanist Parties from around the world. These foundational documents included the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]], declaration of principles, the thesis and the basis for political action.
All of these documents reflect the philosophy of [[New Humanism (Humanist Movement)|New or Universal Humanism]] developed since [[1969]] by [[Mario Rodríguez Cobos]], pen name: Silo. This philosophy finds its inspiration in the [[non-violence]] movements of [[Martin Luther King]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi]].
The five basic principles upon which all instances of the [[Humanist Party]] are based are:
# The value of human life as the central value, above money and power, etc.
# Equality of all human beings. No human being above another.
# Freedom of belief and ideas.
# Development and creation of alternative economic models to the current [[neoliberal]] one.
# Methodology of active non-violence.
The second congress of the Humanist International was held in [[Moscow]] in October [[1993]]. In this meeting the document of the [[Humanist Movement]] [http://www.humanistparty.org.uk/statement.htm] was added to the foundational documents.
In January and July of [[1999]] the Humanist International launched the Regional bodies of [[Latin America]] and [[Europe]] respectively. [[Africa]] and [[Asia]] are in the process of forming their own Regional bodies.
In the [[Chilean presidential election, 2005]], [[Tomás Hirsch]] of the [[Humanist Party (Chile)]] represented the coalition [[Juntos Podemos Más]].
Also known as "Siloists", after the founder of [[Humanist Movement|New Humanism]], this organisation has been treated with suspicion by other humanist organisations. See for example [http://www.corliss-lamont.org/hsmny/siloists.htm] and [http://www.arthurchappell.clara.net/the.other.humanists.htm].
== Member Parties ==
*[[Humanist Party (Argentina)]]
*Austria
*Belgium
*[[Humanist Party (Brazil)]]
*[[Humanist Party (Chile)]]
*Czech Republic
*[[Humanist Party (Denmark)]]
*Finland
*[[Humanist Party (France)]]
*[[Humanist Party (Germany)]]
*Greece
*[[Humanist Party (Hungary)]]
*[[Humanist Party of Iceland]]
*[[Humanist Party (Italy)]]
*Netherlands
*[[Humanist Party of Ontario]]
*[[Humanist Party (Portugal)]]
*[[Humanist Party (Spain)]] (Partido Humanista)
*[[Humanist Party of Switzerland]]
*[[Humanist Party (UK)]]
==See also==
*International Humanist and Ethical Union ([[IHEU]]) - a world body for [[Humanism (life stance)|Humanism]]
*[[The Secular Party of Australia]] - the only political party in Australia that explicitly shares [[Humanist Movement]] ethical views
==External links==
===Links to sites of Humanist Parties around the world ===
*[http://www.humanist-international.org/ Humanist International]
*[http://www.humanisteurope.org/ European Region of the Humanist International]
*[http://www.africanregional.org/ African Region of the Humanist International]
*[http://www.partidohumanista.deargentina.org/ Humanist Party - Argentina]
*[http://parti.humaniste.be/ Humanist Party - Belgium]
*[http://www.phrj.hpg.ig.com.br/index.htm Humanist Party - Brazil]
*[http://www.web.net/~humanist/hparty.htm Humanist Party - Canada]
*[http://www.partidohumanista.cl/ Humanist Party - Chile]
*[http://www.humanistickastrana.cz Humanist Party - Czech Republic]
*[http://nav.to/hifin Humanist Party - Finland]
*[http://www.parti-humaniste-france.org/ Humanist Party - France]
*[http://www.humanistischepartei.de Humanist Party - Germany]
*[http://www.humanistapart.hu/ Humanist Party - Hungary]
*[http://www.partitoumanista.it/ Humanist Party - Italy]
*[http://www.humanistischepartij.org/ Humanist Party - Netherlands]
*[http://www.movimentohumanista.com/ph/ Humanist Party - Portugal]
*[http://www.partidohumanista.org/ Humanist Party - Spain]
*[http://www.humanistische-partei.ch/ Humanist Party - Switzerland]
*[http://www.humanistparty.org.uk Humanist Party - United Kingdom]
===Links to sites critical of New Humanism in general===
*[http://www.humanoidex.com Humanoidex]
*[http://www.secta-humanista.com Secta-Humanista]
*[http://www.ex-silo.org/ Ex-Silo Information and Resources for Survivors of Silo's Humanist Cult]
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