Party of Humanists
The Party of Humanists (German: Partei der Humanisten) is a minor political party in Germany that first participated in the 2017 federal election.[1]
Party of Humanists Partei der Humanisten | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairperson | Richard Gebauer |
| General Secretary | Dominic Ressel |
| Founded | 4 October 2014 |
| Headquarters | Beilsteiner Str. 21, 12681 Berlin |
| Membership (2022) |  2,300 |
| Ideology | Secular humanism Secular liberalism Social liberalism Civil libertarianism Progressivism |
| Colours |
|
| Bundestag | 0 / 630
|
| State Parliaments | 0 / 1,821
|
| European Parliament | 0 / 96
|
| Website | |
| diehumanisten | |
Party platform
The underlying ideology is evolutionary humanism.[2] The core themes of the Humanist Party are science and education, the right of self-determination of the individual, and secularization.[3] For example, the party supports the liberal and self-responsible use of drugs,[4] supports legal voluntary euthanasia[5][6] and is against circumcision of children.[7] The party also supports the implementation of universal basic income.[3]
Currently, the Party of Humanists is the only party in Germany that specifically targets non-religious people, freethinkers, and atheists as voters.[8]
Health and science
- Compulsary health insurance should only cover evidence based medicine, not pseudomedicine such as homeopathy
- Legalization of active euthanasia under specific circumstances
- Legalization of all drugs, but only for adults and with more prevention measures such as education, drug-checking, regulated production and sale[9]
- Openness towards new technology and impartial assessment of the harms benefits, e. g. with respect to genome editing[10] and stem cell research
- Reduction of antibiotic use in livestock farming in order to avoid emerging resistances
- Funding for in-vitro-meat research
EU and military
- Founding of a united European Federal Republic. Today’s national states shall be converted into strong sovereign regions.[11]
- Rejection of a compulsory military service year for young adults
- Establishing a united European military
Economy
- Simplification of the tax system by eliminating exemptions as well as cutback on unnecessary subsidies
- Deregulation of shop opening hours on sundays
- Trialing and implementation of universal basic income
Climate
- Stopping the nuclear energy phase-out in Germany and utilization of new reactor types to combat climate change
Social topics
- Legalization of surrogate motherhood
- Legalization of sex work, modeling after New Zealand
- Legalization of abortion regardless of gestation age, modeling after Canadian abortion laws
Freedom of speech and the Internet
- Repeal of upload-filters and protection of net-neutrality
Religion
- Complete separation of church and state
- Introduction of unified ethics education instead of compulsory religious education in schools[12]
- Removing references to god from the constitution and other laws
- Prohibition of medically not-indicated religious circumcision in children unable to consent
History
The party emerged from a Facebook group called "Initiative Humanismus" with over 700 members. One year after the decision to establish a party, the Party of Humanists was founded on 4 October 2014 in Berlin.[13][14] On 21 March 2017, the Party held a joint press conference along with the Pirate Party Germany, the Liberal Democrats, the New Liberals, the Transhuman Party Germany, and the youth organization of The Left to announce a "socialliberale proclamation" and better cooperation among the participating organizations.[15][16][17][18][19]
Leadership
The current federal executive committee of the Party of Humanists consists of eleven members:[20]
- Andreas Schäfer (Party Leader)
- Dominic Ressel (General Secretary)
- Stephan Wiedenmann (Treasurer)
- Axel Börold
- Tim Büning
- Richard Gebauer
- David Kaufmann
- Maria Krause
- Sonja Marschke
- Alexander Mucha
- Vincent Weber
Federal state parties
References
- "Partei der Humanisten". Zdf.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Mission Statement".
- Bildung, Bundeszentrale für politische. "Partei der Humanisten - bpb". Bpb.de.
- "Humanistischer Pressedienst - Legalize and Humanize it!". Hpd.de (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- Siegler, bitzinger GmbH - Tobias. "DGHS - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humanes Sterben - Partei der Humanisten". Dghs.de.
- "Sterbehilfe – Das Recht auf das eigene Leben". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Weltweiter Tag der genitalen Selbstbestimmung". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Partei der Humanisten - "Politiker stellen sich gerne neben Religionsführer"". Deutschlandfunk.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Psychoaktive Substanzen (Themenabschnitt)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 13 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- "Gentechnik (Themenabschnitt)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 11 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- "Bundesrepublik Europa (Positionspapier)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 13 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- "Ethikunterricht (Themenabschnitt)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ""Partei der Humanisten" gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Pressemitteilung zur Gründung – Partei der Humanisten". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ""Sozialliberale Offensive" in Berlin vorgestellt". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Die Humanisten starten bundesweite sozialliberale Offensive – Partei der Humanisten". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "die Sozialliberalen". Die-sozialliberalen.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Gemeinsame Erklärung: Sechs Parteien und Organisationen starten bundesweite sozialliberale Offensive › Piratenpartei Deutschland". Piratenpartei.de. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Live Pressekonferenz » Neue Liberale". Neueliberale.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Partei der Humanisten - Team". diehumanisten.de (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- Twitter https://twitter.com/pdh_bw/status/1462827074176135172. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Landesverband der Partei der Humanisten gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Partei der Humanisten".
- "Partei der Humanisten gründet Hamburger Landesverband". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Landesverband in Hessen gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Partei der Humanisten".
- "Hier kommt das Saarland (endlich)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
External links
- Offizielle Website der Partei der Humanisten (Official website of the Party German)
- Leitbild der Partei der Humanisten (Mission Statement of the Party German, English, Esperanto)
- Grundsatzprogramm der Partei der Humanisten (Principle program of the Party German)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.