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April 7, 2020 News Release

Rights Risks to Older People in COVID-19 Response

Combat Ageism; Ensure Access to Health Care, Services

A Zapotec woman washes her hands after learning from a local radio program about hand-washing and social distancing to avoid COVID-19, in Oaxaca state, Mexico, March 31, 2020.
April 2, 2020 Commentary

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Coronavirus Curbs on Children and Older People Are Ill-Conceived

Children with disabilities housed in their cots/dormitories in an institution in Serbia.
April 2, 2020 News Release

Ukraine: Dozens Stranded in a War Zone

Authorities Close Crossing Points in Eastern Ukraine Due to COVID-19

Прикордонники на КПВВ «Гнутове» неподалік від Маріуполя. Україна.
March 21, 2020 Commentary

Florida could easily help protect older people from COVID-19 — if it would

March 20, 2020 Dispatches

US Nursing Home Visitor Ban Isolates Seniors

COVID-19 Response Should Protect, Not Cut Off, Older People

The single-story Life Care Center, a facility in Kirkland, Washington, March 18, 2020.
March 13, 2020 Dispatches

Coronavirus Ban Cuts Off US Vets from Families

Repeal Veterans Affairs’ ‘No Visitors’ Policy

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March 12, 2020 News Release

US: COVID-19 Threatens People Behind Bars

Consider Supervised Release for Those at High Risk of Serious Effects

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March 6, 2020 Dispatches

Coronavirus Shows England’s Urgent Need for Social Care Reforms

Older People’s Right to Health Requires Full Access to a Robust Support System

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March 3, 2020 Dispatches

Syrian Army Accused of Targeting Older Women

Ensure Full Protection, Safety to Older People Caught in Conflict

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January 24, 2020 Report

Ukraine: People with Limited Mobility Can’t Access Pensions

Pensioners Unable to Travel from Separatist-held Areas Need Reforms

People stand near an ATM, located near the contact line between Russia-backed armed groups and Ukrainian troops in Mayorsk, Ukraine.
January 17, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Ukraine

67th session

January 14, 2020 News Release

Australia: National Security Laws Chill Free Speech

Refugees, Health Care, and Criminal Justice Top Agenda

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December 10, 2019 Commentary

Five Human Rights Issues That Defined 2019 for Australia

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November 24, 2019 News Release

Australia: Prevent Restraint in Aged Care

Ban Use of Drugs to Control Older People with Dementia

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November 19, 2019 Commentary

Insidious practice of 'chemical restraint' needs stronger action

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