Humanistisch Verbond

The foundation of the HV is that everyone is responsible for their own actions, but also has co-responsibility for the environment and others.

The HV strives to spread and protect values such as self-determination, equal treatment and toleration.

The Humanistisch Verbond (HV) was founded on 17 February 1946[6] as a response to 'spiritual nihilism' - that was held partially responsible for the atrocities of the Second World War - and the slighting of the non-religious in the Netherlands.

The initiators were, amongst others, Jaap van Praag, Garmt Stuiveling and Jan Brandt Corstius.

Nowadays the HV focuses on the motto Zelf denken, samen leven ("Thinking for yourself, living together") to fulfilling two core tasks: The Humanistisch Verbond is one of the founders of the Dutch humanist umbrella, the Humanistische Alliantie, and is member of the European Humanist Federation and International Humanist and Ethical Union.