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 »
30 September 2009
Pierre-Arnaud Perrouty, David Pollock, Vera Pegna and Staffan Gunnarson outside the conference hotel The EHF held a side meeting at which David Pollock explored the limits that need to be placed on legal recognition of conscientious objections to legal obligations and duties – see his paper and a brief intervention he made in the plenary session on religion or belief. Vera Pegna spoke in the session on rule of law about the relevant principles and… read more »
13 October 2008
In the morning before the General Assembly, EHF held a seminar on its work in the main European institutions. Vera Pegna spoke on our work in the OSCE. Georges Liénard spoke on the Council of Europe. David Pollock spoke on the EU and the European Parliament. OSCE – Vera Pegna This morning you will hear reports on EHF activity in three European organisations: OSCE, CoE and the EU. I am going to report on our… read more »
19 December 2007
The EHF submitted the following recommendation in writing to the OSCE’s 2007 Mediterranean Seminar, held in Tel Aviv on 18-19 December 2007: The European Humanist Federation draws the attention of participants to the 2007 Mediterranean Seminar to the fact that the promotion of mutual respect and understanding is inherent to the rule of law to which all OSCE member states are committed. However the transition from words to actual facts often leaves much to be… read more »