Abbreviation | HVD |
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Formation | 1993 |
Type | Nonprofit organisation |
Legal status | Eingetragener Verein |
Purpose | Promotion of secular humanism |
Headquarters | Berlin |
Region served | Germany |
Membership | 20,000 |
Board spokesperson | Erwin Kress |
Affiliations | International Humanist and Ethical Union, European Humanist Federation |
Website | humanismus.de |
The Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands (English: Humanist Association of Germany) is an organisation to promote and spread a secular humanist worldview and an advocate for the rights of nonreligious people. It was founded 1993 in Berlin and counts about 20,000 members. The HVD is a member of the International Humanist and Ethical Union and the European Humanist Federation.