23 December 2010
The European Convention on Human Rights is of fundamental importance to humanists and secularists, both because of our support for human rights in general and because some of the Articles protect us from discrimination and lend support to separation of religion and politics. It is enforceable in countries that have adopted the Convention (including all states in the EU) through the European Court of Human Rights. Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights,… read more »
22 December 2010
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held a special conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Vienna on 9-10 December 2010. The EHF was represented at this Special Human Dimension Implementation Meeting by Vera Pegna and by Hans Christian Cars, who is taking over from her as our permanent representative with OSCE. They have recorded their impressions of the meeting. Also linked from here is the full text of the interventions they… read more »
17 December 2010
The churches’ determination to exert influence over the European Union and its member states dates from long before the debate of the last few years over a constitution for Europe. Stage One In March 1996, during the preparation of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) in Turin, a note was given to the ambassadors of EU countries accredited to the State of the Holy See. It said: The Holy See declares that the following objectives should be… read more »
10 December 2010
The OSCE held a special conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Vienna on 9-10 December 2010. The EHF was represented at this Special Human Dimension Implementation Meeting by Vera Pegna and by Hans Christian Cars, who is taking over from her as our permanent representative with OSCE.They have recorded their impressions of the meeting. Also linked from here is the full text of the interventions they registered and made in the three sessions (contributions… read more »