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May 31, 2024 Dispatches

UN Body Recommends New Treaty on Older People’s Rights

Human Rights Council Can Now Consider Content of Proposed Convention

A man and woman pose in front of the United Nations
May 21, 2024 Dispatches

Millions in the US at Risk of Losing Internet Access

End of Affordable Connectivity Program Would Exacerbate Digital Divide

Marisol Coronado, center, prepares for a zoom call, while her husband and son spend time in the living room of their apartment in Huntington Park on April 19, 2024.
May 15, 2024 Commentary

A Human Rights Guide to the 2024 European Elections

Members of the European Parliament sit in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament during a vote. Among other things, MEPs will vote today on a free trade agreement with Vietnam.
April 13, 2024 Statement

Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Care and Support

March 29, 2024 Statement

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics, Marcos Orellana regarding toxics and gender

February 7, 2024 Statement

A Human Rights Guide to the 2024 US Elections

Vital Recommendations for Voters, Candidates, and Supporters of Democracy

A view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2020.
February 2, 2024 Statement

Submission on Exposure Draft - Aged Care Bill 2023: Restrictive Practices

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

February 1, 2024 Commentary

Why a Basic Income Grant Would Benefit Everyone

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December 10, 2023 Dispatches

75 Years since Universal Declaration, UN Still Failing Older People

International Convention Needed to Combat Ageism

Bertha Kijo, 61, from the Good Samaritan Social Service Trust in Tanzania, addresses states at the United Nations Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, New York, April 16, 2019.
November 24, 2023 Statement

Submission to the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing

Identification of possible gaps in the protection of the human rights of older persons and how best to address them

November 10, 2023 Dispatches

Older People Not Spared in Hostilities in Israel/Palestine

Older Israeli Hostages, Gaza Residents Under Bombardment at Particular Risk

Palestinians help an injured older man following overnight Israeli air strikes on the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza, October 25, 2023.
October 27, 2023 Statement

South Africa: Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination

111th Session

September 15, 2023 Statement

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

September 8, 2023 Statement

Submission to Stage 1 Public Consultation: Foundations of a new Aged Care Act

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

July 11, 2023 Interview

Interview: Victory for People with Disabilities and Older Persons in Mexico

When People Come Together Good Things Happen

Marite Fernández and disability rights adovocates demonstrate before the Mexican Senate demanding the right to full legal capacity, Mexico City, Mexico, 2007.

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