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国際ヒューマニスト協会（IHEU)の情報。「ヒューマニズムは，人間には自らの生命に意味と形を与える権利と責任があることを認める民主的かつ倫理的な生命観である」という定義には頷くことができる。

human rights
Universal rights to which every person is entitled because they are justified by a moral standard that stands above the laws of any individual nation; best enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by UN General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948

humanism
Humanism is a democratic and ethical life stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. It stands for the building of a more humane society through an ethic based on human and other natural values in the spirit of reason and free inquiry through human capabilities. It is not theistic, and it does not accept supernatural views of reality. See also the Amsterdam Declaration. See also: humanist

humanist
A person who adheres to or advocates humanism See also: humanism
http://www.iheu.org/glossary#term248

以下は，IHEUの2002年アムステルダム宣言。いずれ暇を見て訳してみたいけど，今日のところは一部要約しておく。（以下，日本語の部分は拙訳で，原文にはありません。）

Amsterdam Declaration 2002

Submitted by admin on 6 July, 2002 - 11:30. World Humanist Congress 2002

In 1952, at the first World Humanist Congress, the founding fathers of IHEU agreed a statement of the fundamental principles of modern Humanism. They called it "The Amsterdam Declaration". That declaration was a child of its time: set in the world of great power politics and the Cold War.

The 50th anniversary World Humanist Congress in 2002, again meeting in the Netherlands, unanimously passed a resolution updating that declaration: "The Amsterdam Declaration 2002". Following the Congress, this updated declaration was adopted unanimously by the IHEU General Assembly, and thus became the official defining statement of World Humanism.

Amsterdam Declaration 2002

ヒューマニズムは自由思想の伝統に基づく。
Humanism is the outcome of a long tradition of free thought that has inspired many of the world's great thinkers and creative artists and gave rise to science itself.

The fundamentals of modern Humanism are as follows:

1.ヒューマニズムは倫理的である。
1. Humanism is ethical. It affirms the worth, dignity and autonomy of the individual and the right of every human being to the greatest possible freedom compatible with the rights of others. Humanists have a duty of care to all of humanity including future generations. Humanists believe that morality is an intrinsic part of human nature based on understanding and a concern for others, needing no external sanction.

2.ヒューマニズムは合理的である。
2. Humanism is rational. It seeks to use science creatively, not destructively. Humanists believe that the solutions to the world's problems lie in human thought and action rather than divine intervention. Humanism advocates the application of the methods of science and free inquiry to the problems of human welfare. But Humanists also believe that the application of science and technology must be tempered by human values. Science gives us the means but human values must propose the ends.

3.ヒューマニズムは民主主義と人権を支持する。
3. Humanism supports democracy and human rights. Humanism aims at the fullest possible development of every human being. It holds that democracy and human development are matters of right. The principles of democracy and human rights can be applied to many human relationships and are not restricted to methods of government.

4.ヒューマニズムは，個人の自由を社会的責任と結びつけることを主張する。
4. Humanism insists that personal liberty must be combined with social responsibility. Humanism ventures to build a world on the idea of the free person responsible to society, and recognises our dependence on and responsibility for the natural world. Humanism is undogmatic, imposing no creed upon its adherents. It is thus committed to education free from indoctrination.

5.ヒューマニズムは，教条的な宗教に代わりうるものを求める幅広い要請に応えるものである。
5. Humanism is a response to the widespread demand for an alternative to dogmatic religion. The world's major religions claim to be based on revelations fixed for all time, and many seek to impose their world-views on all of humanity. Humanism recognises that reliable knowledge of the world and ourselves arises through a continuing process. of observation, evaluation and revision.

6.ヒューマニズムは，芸術的な創造力とイマジネーションに価値をおき，アートの変革力を認める。
6. Humanism values artistic creativity and imagination and recognises the transforming power of art. Humanism affirms the importance of literature, music, and the visual and performing arts for personal development and fulfilment.

7.ヒューマニズムは，倫理的かつ創造的な生の涵養を通じて可能な限り最大限の達成を目指し，我々の生きる時代の種々の難問に倫理的かつ合理的な手段を提供する生き方である。
7. Humanism is a lifestance aiming at the maximum possible fulfilment through the cultivation of ethical and creative living and offers an ethical and rational means of addressing the challenges of our times. Humanism can be a way of life for everyone everywhere.

Our primary task is to make human beings aware in the simplest terms of what Humanism can mean to them and what it commits them to. By utilising free inquiry, the power of science and creative imagination for the furtherance of peace and in the service of compassion, we have confidence that we have the means to solve the problems that confront us all. We call upon all who share this conviction to associate themselves with us in this endeavour.

IHEU Congress 2002.
http://www.iheu.org/amsterdamdeclaration

なお，「女性の人権」については，グループダイアリーのほうにメモりましたので，ご参照あれ。（書き込み歓迎します！）
http://femmovealta.g.hatena.ne.jp/okumi/20060429[→2006/8/9現在停止中です。すみません。]

付け足し……

広瀬洋子さんの研究室の情報も役立ちます。

http://ship.nime.ac.jp/~hirose/links.htm