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Brief Note: Human rights and social work

A western imposition or empowerment to the people?

Anne-Marie Skegg

Department of Psychiatry at Alfred Hospital, PO Box 315, Prahran, VIC 3053, Australia

Some social commentators are divided over whether human rights discourse is a powerful and valuable tool or just another form of western imposition. While navigating the grey area between respecting cultural diversity and upholding human rights is not easy, it can be done. Furthermore, it is important that it is.

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Les opinions des commentateurs sociaux sur le discours des droits de la personne sont partagées: s'agit-il d'un outil valable et puissant ou d'une autre contrainte occidentale? Bien qu'il ne soit pas facile de tenir une position dans la zone grise se situant entre la diversité culturelle et le respect des droits de la personne, il est possible de le faire. En fait, il est important de le faire.

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Los comentaristas sociales están divididos sobre si el discurso de los derechos humanos es un instrumento poderoso e importante o simplemente otra forma más de imposición occidental. Navegar el área gris entre el respeto a la diversidad cultural y la defensa de los derechos humanos no es fácil, sin embargo es hacedero. Y mucho importa que así sea.

International Social Work, Vol. 48, No. 5, 667-672 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872805055334
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