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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Citizenship and Governance Culture Education Family Human Rights Intellectual Property International Law Justice Media Migration Minority Rights Religion Science and Technology Values Women Women/gender Equality Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Human rights of women Men and boys Millennium Development Goals Violence against women Women and health Population: Reproduction, family formation and the status of women Social Development: Youth
Geographic scope:	Regional Europe
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Promote gender equality and empower women Improve maternal health
Mission statement:	The European Humanist Federation (Fédération Humaniste Européenne), based in Brussels, was created in 1991 and unites more than 60 humanist and secularist organisations from about 20 European countries. It is the largest umbrella organisation of humanist associations in Europe, promoting a secular Europe, defending equal treatment of everyone regardless of religion or belief, fighting religious conservatism and privilege in Europe and at the EU level. We want: Complete separation between religion and the State throughout Europe and at EU level as the best way to guarantee freedom of ; Protection of freedom of religion and belief, which includes the right not to believe and the right to change your belief; Protection of freedom of thought and speech, which implies opposition to laws prohibiting “blasphemy”; Equal treatment for all and non-discrimination on all grounds (ethnic or national origin, religion and belief, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, etc); Specifically, the promotion and protection of women’s sexual reproductive health rights when and where they are threatened.We use our ethical, legal, political and scientific expertise to propose changes in European and international public policies when our values are at stake; We promote individual freedom and oppose the influence of religious conservatism on European policies; We work in partnership with a large network of associations - including progressive religious organisations - with which we share goals and interests to promote fundamental rights in Europe and oppose conservative religious lobbying; We support our 55 member organisations based in more than 20 European countries in the challenges they are facing at a domestic level;
Year established:	1991
Year of registration:	1992
Organizational structure:	We have more than 60 member organisations. We hold a General Assembly every year and a Board meeting (15 members) every 3 months. The EHF staff is 3 persons
Number and type of members:	65 member organisations in 2018
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Alliance for a Secular Europe
Funding structure:	Other sources
Funding structure other:	Membership fees from our members

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