Source: Amnesty International –
Responding to today’s resolution by the UN Human Rights Council to establish a working group tasked with drafting an international treaty on the human rights of older people, Elena Sergi, Amnesty International’s Crisis Response Programme Campaigner, said:
“The UN Human Rights Council has taken a major step forward. Today represents a milestone in the fight for the protection of older peoples’ rights.
“Despite the growing number of older people in the world, their rights often remain overlooked. The need to properly recognize and protect human rights in older age is greater now than ever before.
“A comprehensive legal framework to combat age-based discrimination is long overdue. Now, the full and meaningful participation of civil society and organizations representing older people is essential in ensuring the next steps are effective.”