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The Humanist Party of India is a progressive party based on the principles of New or Universalist Humanism.
These principles can be summarised as:
Putting the value of all human life as the central value and concern, higher than money or institutions.
Promoting non-violence as the only way to achieve results
Fighting discrimination in all its forms; racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, etc.
Encouraging the continuous development and free distribution of human knowledge.
Freedom of beliefs and ideas
Thinking of Honest and Corruption-free Politics ? Think Humanist Party ! Join Humanist Party ! And work actively to Build Humanist India !
, Italy
, the first congress of the Humanist International
was held.
In this event, the foundational documents were adopted, including the Declaration of Principles, The Thesis, Foundations for political action and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
.
In December 1990, in Chile
, Laura Rodríguez
became the first elected representative of any Humanist Party in the world after winning a seat as part of the Concertación
coalition, after Augusto Pinochet
handed over power.
In October 1993, the second congress of the Humanist International
was held in Moscow
, Russia
, whereupon the Document of the Humanist Movement was also incorporated as a foundational document. This document had previously been circulating as chapter six of the Book Letters to my friends.
In 1999, regional coordination bodies of Humanist Parties were formed in South America
and Europe
. The regional bodies of Africa
and Asia
are expected to be formed in 2006.
In addition to the Humanist Party, the Community for Human Development later recommended also the formation of a party based on a New Humanist approach to Ecology
. The subsequent formation of a party called The Greens, caused much confusion in Europe where both The Greens and The Green Party were sometimes fighting elections against one another. This led to a great deal of bad feeling from the Green Party (see the section below on conflict with other organisations). Eventually, the Environmental policies of the Greens were incorporated within the Humanist Party which resulted in their merger.
The official documents of the Humanist Party can be found in the Book of the Humanist International.
India can be different if we are not indefferent campaign, May 1999 to May 2000
Campaign for Law of political accountability
Participated in U.P. State Assembly elections 2007
Delhi MCD elections, 2007
Participated in GENERAL ELECTIONS - INDIA, MAHARASHTRA,1999
Participated in General Elections 1998 in KERALA, MAHARASHTRA
Participated in Assembly elections 1987
These principles can be summarised as:
Putting the value of all human life as the central value and concern, higher than money or institutions.
Promoting non-violence as the only way to achieve results
Fighting discrimination in all its forms; racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, etc.
Encouraging the continuous development and free distribution of human knowledge.
Freedom of beliefs and ideas
Thinking of Honest and Corruption-free Politics ? Think Humanist Party ! Join Humanist Party ! And work actively to Build Humanist India !
Humanist Manifesto of The Humanist Party of India (HP)
- Maximum age for Minister, Prime-minister, President to be 60 years
- Voting age to be 15 years
- One can be a Minister, Prime-minister, President only once
- Health-Housing-Education for all
- Unemployment benefit to all
- Farmers, Youth, Women will get full rights and dignity as human being
- Disarmament with all neighbors, creating open-borders like India-Nepal
- No use of Violence to solve disputes with neighboring countries
- True & participatory co-operatives to be the main mode of economy at all levels
- Social audit, Open-transparent public life, open access, money as a transaction tool and not a source of power hence, ending corruption
The Humanist Party History
The idea of the Humanist Party as a political party was launched on March 8, 1984, as a recommendation from the Department of Social Affairs of The Community for Human Development. Around the world many Humanist Parties started to emerge and on January 4, 1989, in FlorenceFlorence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy
Italy
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, the first congress of the Humanist International
Humanist International
The Humanist International is a consortium of Humanist 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...
was held.
In this event, the foundational documents were adopted, including the Declaration of Principles, The Thesis, Foundations for political action and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly . The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled...
.
In December 1990, in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Laura Rodríguez
Laura Rodríguez
Laura Fiora Rodríguez Riccomini was a Chilean political activist from the Humanist Party. In 1989 she became the world's first Humanist to win a seat in parliament, after claiming victory as part of the Concertación coalition....
became the first elected representative of any Humanist Party in the world after winning a seat as part of the Concertación
Coalition of Parties for Democracy
The Concert of Parties for Democracy , more often known as the Concertación, is a coalition of center-left political parties in Chile, founded in 1988...
coalition, after Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
handed over power.
In October 1993, the second congress of the Humanist International
Humanist International
The Humanist International is a consortium of Humanist 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...
was held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, whereupon the Document of the Humanist Movement was also incorporated as a foundational document. This document had previously been circulating as chapter six of the Book Letters to my friends.
In 1999, regional coordination bodies of Humanist Parties were formed in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The regional bodies of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
are expected to be formed in 2006.
In addition to the Humanist Party, the Community for Human Development later recommended also the formation of a party based on a New Humanist approach to Ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
. The subsequent formation of a party called The Greens, caused much confusion in Europe where both The Greens and The Green Party were sometimes fighting elections against one another. This led to a great deal of bad feeling from the Green Party (see the section below on conflict with other organisations). Eventually, the Environmental policies of the Greens were incorporated within the Humanist Party which resulted in their merger.
The official documents of the Humanist Party can be found in the Book of the Humanist International.
Major National Campaigns
Non-violent Camapign Against Nuclear Tests and Nuclear Weaponisation, co-ordinated by hundreds of organisations, June 1995India can be different if we are not indefferent campaign, May 1999 to May 2000
Campaign for Law of political accountability
Participated in elections
Participated in Lokhsabha Election 2009, KERALA, MAHARASHTRA, BIHAR, TAMILNADUParticipated in U.P. State Assembly elections 2007
Delhi MCD elections, 2007
Participated in GENERAL ELECTIONS - INDIA, MAHARASHTRA,1999
Participated in General Elections 1998 in KERALA, MAHARASHTRA
Participated in Assembly elections 1987