Protecting the Rights of Older People
Summary
Protecting the Rights of Older People 10 reasons why we need to act On 21 December, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly established an Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing with a mandate to identify gaps in the protection of the rights of older people and ways in which these gaps can be addressed. Here are ten reasons why the Working Group should recommend the strengthening of legally-binding standards on the rights of older people and the development of a new protection regime: