His Excellency Mr. S.R. Nathan, Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore, Orchard Road, Singapore 238823 Your Excellency We write to you representing 480,000 social workers in 80 […]
Human Rights
IFSW appeal for support for the establishment of an independent and effective international criminal court
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsSOCIAL WORK DAY UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK 15 April 2002 On the occasion of Social Work Day at the United Nations on April 15, 2002, the International Federation of Social […]
Indigenous peoples
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsBackground Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights According to the United Nations (UN), there are at least 5,000 indigenous groups composed of 300 million people living in more than 70 countries […]
Resolution on Administrative Detentions
Information Type: ResolutionTopic: Human RightsGeneral Meeting, Adelaide, Australia 29 September – 1 October 2004 The General Meeting of IFSW, representing more than 470,000 social workers in 80 countries throughout the world, deplores the use […]
The UN day of the elimination of violence against women
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNThe International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is opposed to violence in all its forms. In recognising the UN Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women the IFSW calls […]
Displaced persons
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsIntroduction The displacement or forced migration of people within their own countries is today a common international phenomenon. Such migration may be caused by internal armed conflicts, situations of general […]
Refugees
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsPolicy Issue The physical needs of refugees, for food, clothing, health care and shelter, have to be met. However, policies also need to focus on the psychosocial needs and related […]
Human rights
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsHistory of human rights The history of human rights is that of the struggle against exploitation of one person by another. It is based on the recognition of basic rights […]