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October 15, 2026 Dispatches

Abusive Care Facility in Thailand Raises Broader Concerns

Better Care and Support Needed for Older People, People with Disabilities

A person lies in bed at a nursing home in Ayutthaya, Thailand, April 9, 2016.
September 23, 2026 Commentary

South Korea’s Systemic Gender and Age Discrimination

An elderly person pushing a handcart containing fast food supplies in Seoul, South Korea, August 1, 2025.
September 17, 2026 Commentary

What it Means to be ‘Too Old’ and a Woman

Systemic Gendered Ageism and Loss of Belonging

Cleaner at work in a Seoul metro station, Seoul, South Korea.
September 8, 2026 News Release

South Korea: Systemic Gender, Age Discrimination at Work

Widen Opportunities, Close Pay and Pension Gaps for Women

Cleaner at work in a Seoul metro station, Seoul, South Korea.
August 17, 2026 Statement

Briefing Note to Australia’s Special Envoy for International Human Rights

July 6, 2026 Commentary

Hungary: New Government’s First Step on Pensioner Poverty

Deeper Pension Reform Needed

Béla, a retired agricultural worker, holds a slip of paper that confirms his monthly pension of 148,665 HUF (€376). Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Hungary, November 2025.
June 29, 2026 Dispatches

Heat Wave Is a Test of Whom Governments Protect, And How

Children, Older People, Those with Disabilities at Greatest Risk

An older couple shelters from the sun under an umbrella near the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on June 26, 2026.
June 17, 2026 Submission

Submission to the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons

"Autonomy, dignity & human rights in situations of dependency in older age"

May 8, 2026 Submission

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Intergovernmental Working Group on Older Persons

General Framework, Architecture, and Guiding Principles of a Legally Binding Instrument on the Human Rights of Older Persons

Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2025.
February 8, 2026 Statement

Human Rights Watch Written Statement to the Organizational Meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Older Persons

January 14, 2026 Report

Inadequate Pensions for Older People in Hungary

Rising Poverty and Barriers to Adequate Food, Medicine, Energy

Anna, 80, shows a notebook containing detailed records of monthly expenses, for herself and her sister Erika, 84, in their home in Budapest, Hungary, October 2025.
September 19, 2025 Statement

New Treaty Should Combat Age Discrimination Against Older People in Employment

HRW Oral Statement - Item 3 General Debate - HRC60

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, June 13, 2022.
September 17, 2025 Dispatches

Russian Strike Kills Dozens of Older People in Ukraine

Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Civilians Escalate

Policemen and medics help move people from an armored car to an ambulance in the village of Yarova,  Donetska region. On September 9, 2025, Yarova was hit by a Russian aerial strike, which killed dozens of civilians.
July 8, 2025 News Release

South Korea: Older Workers’ Low-Paid, Precarious Work

End Age-based Discrimination; Increase Social Security

Older people look at a recruitment bulletin board at a job fair
June 17, 2025 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Prisoner, 70, Dies After Medical Neglect

UN Expert Denied Access to Older Detainees Despite Official Invitation

Saudi human rights activists gather outside the Criminal Court of Riyadh following a hearing in the trial of fellow activists Abdullah al-Hamid and Mohammed al-Qahtani.

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