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The IFSW Human Rights Commission applauds the demonstration by Finnish artist Jani Leinonen is making in Budapest this week that illustrates the violation of the human rights of the homeless […]
Update on the IFSW Real Rights Campaign The IFSW Human Rights Commission launched a campaign for Real Rights in June 2013. Whilst the Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in […]
Issued by Ruth Stark, IFSW Human Rights Commissioner: In February 2011, thousands of Bahrainis took the streets to peacefully call for democracy, freedom, and political reforms as part of a broader […]
During the second week of February, a group of 60 representatives of women’s rights organizations gathered for the Feminist Strategy Meeting in Tarrytown, New York. The meeting resulted in the […]
A majority of Canadians think the income gap has grown in the last five years and that the chasm has made the country a “less fair” society, according to a […]
‘In spite of the impressive progress humanity has made on many fronts over the decades, it still remains deeply divided’, according to a new report from the UN Development Programme. […]
On behalf of the International Federation of Social Workers Dr Gary Bailey, Global President, calls for the Ugandan Government to withdraw the anti-homosexuality law that passed last Friday. Read the letter here
The IFSW has members from 116 countries representing over one million professional social workers. One of the difficulties in enforcing the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is that it […]
The IFSW Human Rights Commission has submitted a response to the UN Office of Human Rights Council request for information about birth registration. There has been a long history of […]
Report on Representing IFSW at UNHCR, at the UNO-Geneva in 2013 IFSW contact: Tobias Roosen As 9th report of representing IFSW at the UNHCR ExCom as of early October 2013, […]
On November 7th of 2013, the European Court of Justice declared that being gay or lesbian is reason to get asylum in the European Union. The Directive on asylum qualifications describes […]
The Agenda for Social Work and Social Development compels the social work profession to work towards the adoption for the legal enforcement of Human Rights. IFSW is joining a campaign […]
Below you find a statement from our colleagues of the Turkish Association of Social Workers (TASW) in light of the uprising by Turkish people across the country and the national […]
The international newspaper “The Guardian” has published an article from IFSW Secretary-General’s about his visit to Azerbaijan. To read the article please click here.
The United Nations has approved a global plan for the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls. The plan was approved in the two-week 57th […]
IFSW Human Rights Commission welcomes the G8 Foreign Minister meeting in London this week and there statement on the Prevention of Sexual Violence in Conflict. We urge Ministers to put […]
Recognising the inherent dignity and worth of every person being able to freely express who they love is a fundamental human right. The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) expresses […]
Recognising the inherent dignity and worth of every person being able to freely express who they love is a fundamental human right. The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) expresses […]
The following statement has been submitted by the International Federation of Social Workers to the United Nations on occasion of the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of […]
The 2012 World Disasters Report was launched in London on Thursday 18 October 2012, published by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent. IFSW was represented at the event by […]