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October 23, 2018 News Release

Human Rights Watch Wins Award for Nursing Home Study

Highlights Need for Better Protection Against Overmedication

October 1, 2018 Dispatches

A Day to Reaffirm that Older People Have Rights

New ‘Ageing Equal’ Campaign Calls Out Ageism Worldwide

September 19, 2018 Dispatches

Australia Takes Steps to Investigate Abuse of Older People

New Commission Should Include Older People’s Voices and Experiences

August 31, 2018 News Release

Ukraine: Ensure All Pensioners Have Access to Benefits

Discriminatory Policies Restrict Older People’s Access to Pensions

Pensioners queuing in front of a state bank branch in government-controlled Stanitsa Luhanska. March 22, 2018.

August 13, 2018 Commentary

Why Are Nursing Homes Drugging Dementia Patients Without Their Consent?

Lenora Cline, 88, has lived in a nursing home for years. She has Alzheimer’s disease.

August 3, 2018 Dispatches

Venezuela’s Left-Behind Generation

The Humanitarian Crisis’ Disproportionate Impact on Older People

A 74-year-oldVenezuelan man eats lunch at a soup kitchen in Cúcuta, a Colombian city across the Venezuelan border, July 28, 2018.

March 19, 2018 Commentary

Widows, Land and Power

Two widows in eastern Zimbabwe, facing harassment from in-laws who are trying to force them to vacate their homes and fields. Rural Eastern Zimbabwe, October 2016.

February 5, 2018 News Release

US: Nursing Homes Misuse Drugs to Control Residents

Government Should Enforce Rules to Stop Abuse

November 1, 2017 Dispatches

New Rules to Protect US Nursing Home Residents are in Congressional Crosshairs

Tragedy in Florida Nursing Home Shows Need for Tougher Regulations

Police tape surrounds the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., September 13, 2017.

September 25, 2017 Dispatches

Graham-Cassidy Health Bill Would Hit Older Americans Hard

Proposed Law Would Take Health Care out of Reach for Millions

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), accompanied by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaks with reporters following the party luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Sept

September 16, 2017 Dispatches

Deaths and Damage in Hurricane-Affected US Nursing Facilities

Urgent Need for Stronger Enforcement

The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills is seen in Hollywood, north of Miami, Florida, U.S., September 13, 2017.

May 31, 2017 Report

South Sudan: People with Disabilities, Older People Face Danger

UN, Aid Agencies Should Improve Response to These Groups

A relative pushes John Biel Dup’s wheelchair through the dirt paths of Protection of Civilians Camp 3 in Juba,. The uneven paths make it difficult for people with physical disabilities to move around the camps..

May 25, 2017 News Release

US: Senate Should Scrap House Health Bill

Would Severely Reduce Access to Care

Protesters rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. during US House voting on the American Health Care Act, which would repeal major parts of the 2000 Affordable Care Act know as Obamacare, May 4, 2017.

May 23, 2017 Report

EU: Older Refugees Stranded in Greece

Face Delays, Barriers to Reuniting with Families

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