A new UN convention is essential to fully protect everyone’s right to freedom from violence, abuse and neglect in old age Older people are now facing even higher levels of violence, abuse and neglect in the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation demands urgent interventions now as well as the development of a dedicated international human rights [...]
Over 140 UN Member States have endorsed a joint statement supporting the UN Secretary-General's policy brief on COVID-19 and older persons. The UN policy brief was published on 1st May and included a number of important recommendations on how to strengthen the COVID-19 response with respect to older people. The substantial number of signatories to [...]
An Open Letter to the UN Secretary-General in response to the release of the ‘Policy brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on older persons’ Prepared by the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) 5th May 2020 Dear Secretary-General, We congratulate you for your UN Policy Brief ‘The impact of COVID-19 on older persons’ [...]
On 13th March GAROP held its latest webinar in the series organised in partnership with the International Federation on Ageing. The webinar focused on learning from the experiences of civil society involvement in other UN human rights processes. Tina Minkowitz, the founder of the Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, [...]
On 7th May, World Health Day, the Steering Group of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons (GAROP) released a statement about COVID-19 and the human rights of older persons. The statement calls for States to protect the human rights of older persons on an equal basis with others without discrimination and without [...]
On 13th March, the UN Human Rights Council appointed Dr. Claudia Mahler as the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons. The special procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. Claudia [...]
Despite the cancellation of the full 11th session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG), members of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) are committed to ensuring that older persons are an integral part of the international discussions about their rights. On Thursday 12th March, the UN announced that [...]