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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June 27, 2023
“This Government is Failing Me Too”
South Africa Compounds Legacy of Apartheid for Older People
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November 7, 2022
Leave No One Behind
People with Disabilities and Older People in Climate-Related Disasters
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January 30, 2025
Gaza's Seniors Desperately Need Medical Care, Including Evacuations
With a ceasefire in effect, no one else should die in this war — especially not children and older people waiting for medical care, medical evacuations, and safety
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November 20, 2024
Submission to the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
To Inform the Working Group's Upcoming Report on the Gendered Dimensions of Care and Support Systems
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October 4, 2024
Witness: “It Took Me Over 30 Years to Come Out. I Stopped Crying.”
Honoring African LGBT Activist Yaa Sissi on International Day of Older Persons
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May 31, 2024
UN Body Recommends New Treaty on Older People’s Rights
Human Rights Council Can Now Consider Content of Proposed Convention
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May 21, 2024
Millions in the US at Risk of Losing Internet Access
End of Affordable Connectivity Program Would Exacerbate Digital Divide
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May 15, 2024
A Human Rights Guide to the 2024 European Elections
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