Norway
Norwegian Humanist news now available in English
Submitted by admin on 23 April, 2008 - 14:07.Fritanke.no, the newspaper of the Norwegian Humanist Association has announced that selected articles from its Norwegian edition will also be available in English. The English language articles can be found at http://www.fritanke.no/ENGLISH/ The first two articles on the site relate to the important developments and arrangements made by a joint National Assembly relating to the State-Church relation in Norway.
A Victory for Human Rights in Norway
Submitted by admin on 7 August, 2007 - 10:12.In 1997 some Norwegian parents started a court case to try to gain the right to withdraw their children from KRL classes (Christian, Religious and Life Stance Education), which are very much slanted towards Christianity. This case subsequently went through every level of the Norwegian courts (with the parents being supported by the Norwegian Humanist Association), but without success.
Strasbourg court victory on religious education in Norway
Submitted by admin on 1 July, 2007 - 07:57.There were celebrations in the Humanist House in Oslo last Friday, when the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg found that the religious education in Norwegian schools was in violation of Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 of the European Human Rights Convention.
State, Religion and Humanism in the Baltic Countries
Submitted by admin on 23 April, 2007 - 13:21.Prof. Carl-Johan Kleberg, former Chairman of the Swedish Humanist Association, presented this report to the 1st Baltic Humanist Conference in Stockholm. Based on a study of 11 Nordic countries – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden, it makes a series of recommendations viz.
Humanism in Norway: interview with Roar Johnsen
Submitted by admin on 23 April, 2007 - 13:04.The 12-month long 50th anniversary celebrations of the Norwegian Humanist Association (NHA) which started last year concluded recently. During an anniversary year crowded by adverts and articles in the media, conferences, seminars and social events, a ‘Norwegian Humanist Manifesto 2006’ was adopted, and a 536-page history of the Association was published by Prof. Paul Knutsen.
IHEU’s support to the Norwegian case
Submitted by admin on 23 April, 2007 - 12:59.The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) expresses its deepest concern for the way Norway arranges religious education and instruction within the public school system.
Life Before Death
Submitted by admin on 23 April, 2007 - 12:58.Extracts from Professor Paul Knutsen’s Norwegian language Life Before Death – the Norwegian Humanist Association 1956-2006. Translation of extracts by Roar Johnsen
European Humanist Youth Camp in Norway, Summer 2007
Submitted by Gea Meijers on 20 January, 2007 - 18:44.Investigate your life by the light of the midnight sun! IHEYO member organization Norwegian Humanist Association (HEF) wants to gather young humanists from the whole of Europe to get to know each other, get know themselves better, learn more about humanism and have a great week. It is hoped that there will be one contingent leader and 5-10 participants from each country.
Norwegian Humanist membership approaches 70,000 in 50th anniversary year
Submitted by admin on 16 January, 2007 - 11:34.IHEU member organization Norwegian Humanist Association had a net increase of 2,043 members in 2006, after allowing for deaths and withdrawals. In total, over 4,000 people joined the association during its 50th anniversary year. At the start of 2007, the total membership stands at 69,640. The 2006 achievement is the largest increase since 1998.
Baltic Humanist Conference - Stockholm, 10-12 November 2006
Submitted by admin on 5 October, 2006 - 11:45.Extended program - New deadline
The Baltic Humanist meeting in Sweden is now only five weeks away. Applications may be submitted until October 15th. Participants from over twenty countries have already registered. Go to the Humanisterna web site to register.
Additional seminars will deal with Euthanasia, "Europe and Islam" and "Minorities and Human rights in the Baltic states". Full information on the updated program will follow in the next few weeks.



