Web 2.0

Upcoming Events

ECPYN is the youth organization of


group

     

Official launch Institute for Human Dignity in Rome

Friday 29 June 2012 On the 29th of June, the Institute for Human Dignity (Dignitatis Humanae Institute) will officially launch there office in Rome. The Institute is a think-tank founded in 2008 whose goal is to protect and promote human dignity based on the anthropological truth that man is born in the image and likeness of God. Their primary aim is to promote this vision of authentic human dignity mainly by supporting Christians in public life, assisting them in presenting effective and coherent responses to increasing efforts to silence the Christian voice in the public square.

They do this by coordinating affiliated parliamentary working groups on human dignity throughout the world. Each working group is based on the Institute's common philosophy: the Universal Declaration of Human Dignity. The Universal Declaration of Human Dignity is the basis of all our work. The document, which is endorsed by human dignity working groups in various European legislatures, codifies what is meant by human dignity, and does this by listing three main principles: that man is made in the image and likeness of God; that this image and likeness proceeds in every single human being without exception from conception until natural death; and that the most effective means of safeguarding this recognition is through the active participation of the Christian faith in the public square. This enables such politicians to speak out more effectively in defence of the human person in all of life's stages.

The first working group was formed in the European Parliament in 2008 and was followed by working groups in the parliaments of the UK, and Lithuania. In Romania, the working group for Human Dignity got an official status as being a subcommittee under the Romanian Parliamentary committee for human rights. Marius Dugulescu is the president of the subcommittee for human dignity. As ECPM we support the establishment of the Parliamentary Working groups for Human Dignity as an excellent way for Members of Parliament to unite themselves around the Christian values. More information about the launch will delivered sent soon. For now: save the date!!!!

«Back