Rationale Social workers have committed themselves to enhancing the rights and well-being of all human beings through a variety of previous policy statements. Those that are especially relevant to cross […]
Policy
Ageing and older adults
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsIntroduction Older adults comprise a growing proportion of the global population. This population shift has far-reaching socioeconomic and political implications for people of all ages. Older adults make valuable contributions […]
Health
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsSummary IFSW asserts that health is an issue of fundamental human rights and social justice and binds social work to apply these principles in policy, education, research and practice. All […]
HIV and AIDS
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsIntroduction HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic that affects individuals, families, and entire communities around the world and has profound social and economic implications. In 2004, the pandemic killed an estimated […]
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 […]
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 […]