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Joint statement of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) for the 12th session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing This statement is made on behalf of the 397 member organizations of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People. Since [...]

Are you a human rights defender keen to use the UN to push for change at home? If so, apply to the 2022 edition of International Service for Human Rights' flagship training the Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme (HRDAP). After two successful online editions [...]

Delegates from around the world are gathering virtually and in person at Niagara Falls this week between 9th and 12th November for the 15th Global Conference on Ageing "Rights Matter".  A number of GAROP members and activists are among them and preparing to engage [...]

At a Press Conference at the end of her official country visit, the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Ms Claudia Mahler, shared her preliminary findings with the media. During the course of her visit, the Independent [...]

29 September 2021 As the world commemorates the UN International Day of Older Persons 2021, supporters of the Age With Rights Campaign from across the globe are urging governments to move forward with the drafting of a new UN convention on the rights of [...]