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May 5, 2020 Commentary

Why Brazil's President Needs to Change His Tune About Older People

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 8, 2020 Commentary

Blanket Visitor Ban under COVID-19 Will do More Harm Than Good

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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

US Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie delivers remarks during a conference with federal, state and local veterans leaders in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, November 15, 2018 in Washington, DC..
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

Young male community healthcare worker being welcomed by a senior man at his home.
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

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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

A Uighur woman picking up school children rides past a picture showing China's President Xi Jinping joining hands with a group of Uighur elders at the Unity New Village in Hotan, in western China's Xinjiang region.

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