Rights of Older People
Millions of older people around the globe experience human rights violations every year, ranging from age-based discrimination and social and political exclusion, to abuses in nursing facilities, neglect in refugee camps, and barriers to healthcare and other essential services. Most of these abuses go undocumented and those responsible not held to account. Covid-19 has exposed the dangerous price of ignoring the rights of older people. Never before in history have so many older people been living, and life expectancy in every region is increasing. Human Rights Watch works to improve the lives of older people today and in the future.
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US: Failure to Pass Build Back Better Act Imperils Rights
Can Advance Economic Justice, Fix Broken Safety Net, But More Needed
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Older People: An Internationally Binding Instrument to Ensure Freedom from Violence, Abuse and Neglect
HRW Oral Statement - ID with the Independent Expert on Older Persons - HRC54
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Interview: Victory for People with Disabilities and Older Persons in Mexico
When People Come Together Good Things Happen
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Extreme Heat Signals Need for Inclusive Climate Action
Rising Temperatures Take Disproportionate Toll on People with Disabilities, Older People
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South Africa: Older People Lack Basic Care, Support
Put Law Into Practice So All Can Live With Dignity
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Mexico: States’ Inaction on Legal Capacity
‘Guardianship’ Provisions Harm People With Disabilities, Older People
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Swiss 'Senior Women' Take Government to Court over Climate Change
Failure to Reduce Emissions Threatens Human Rights
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Submission to the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
Older People’s Economic Security: Normative Content
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