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HIA Germany hosted a workshop entitled “European Transitions from Dictatorship to Democracy in the Late 1980s and their Consequences for Europe Today." The workshop, which took place in Berlin from February 5 to 11, 2012, focused on the dynamics and repercussions of the regime changes in Europe in the late 1980s. A participant group of 14 engaged citizens aged 25 to 55 from Belarus,… Read more

HIA has partnered with the acclaimed Dutch filmmaker Annegriet Wietsma to produce the organization's first film—one that would reach a large audience and share HIA educational concerns, messages and goals.

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Humanity in Denmark is pleased to announce two seminars focusing on human rights and the role of the European Union.

• The Global Role of the EU from a Human Rights Perspective (13 December)
• Climate Change and Human Rights from an EU Perspective (15 December)

Both seminars will take place from 5pm to 7pm (kl.17-19) at the Danish Institute for… Read more

Humanity in Action mourns the passing of Dr. Louis Rabineau, a longtime and much admired member of HIA's Amercian Planning Board.  Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Rabineau is the namesake of the Dr. Louis Rabineau Award recognizing outstanding achievement by HIA Fellows and Senior Fellows.  

Several HIA Senior… Read more

Humanity in Action is pleased to announce that it will be honoring Mr. James Bennet, Mr. Adam Hochschild and Mr. John Rossant at its fall benefit this Thursday, October 13, 2011, at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York City.

To read about the event in the New York Observer, please Read more

Humanity in Action is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the Dutch government that will allow it to fund projects developed by HIA Senior Fellows.

All Senior Fellows are invited to apply for grants from HIA ranging from €500 to €5000. HIA encourages collaborative applications from groups of Senior Fellows.

Humanity in Action is pleased to announce "Exploring Diversity in France," a special discussion series sponsored by the Embassy of France in Washington, DC.

"Exploring Diversity in France" will take place at four American universities from October 11 to 18, 2011. This program was developed in partnership with Humanity in Action, Read more

On October 28-29, 2011, HIA Denmark and the Danish Senior Fellows Network will host "Youth for Democracy," a conference in Copenhagen for more than 200 participants from all across the world. This conference will bring together experts and activists to work with and learn from young people who are struggling for democracy.

"Youth for Democracy" will feature leaders of the uprisings in… Read more

Senior Fellows Zachary D. Kaufman  (Denmark, 1999; American Planning Board Member) and Kuong Ly (France, 2009) were recently named in the “Top 99 under 33 Foreign Policy Leaders,” a list created by Young Professionals in Foreign… Read more