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  2. Convention on the Rights of Older Persons - Wikipedia

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    Presently, there is no international legally binding instrument to protect the human rights of older persons. It is, however, been discussed since 2011 by "The Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing for the Purpose of Strengthening the Protection of the Human Rights of Older Persons" (mostly referred to as the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing, OEWGA) which was established by United Nations ...

  3. Elder rights - Wikipedia

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    Elderly Man in front of Tesco Mall. Upholding and protecting the rights of older adults is vital to addressing problems related to ageing and ageism.With the rapid growth of population of older people globally, [6] there has been international efforts to focus on issues associated with ageing and protection of the elderly in the past decade. [7]

  4. Aging and society - Wikipedia

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    Older people have different requirements from society and government, and frequently have differing values as well, such as for property and pension rights. [1] Older people are also more likely to vote, and in many countries the young are forbidden from voting. Thus, the aged have comparatively more, or at least different, political influence. [2]

  5. Declaration of Human Duties and Responsibilities - Wikipedia

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    DHDR Article 34 is dedicated to the formulation of the duty and responsibility to promote and enforce the rights and well-being of the elderly, trying to ensure the full and effective enjoyment by elderly people of all human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination on the basis of age, and to respect the well-being, dignity and ...

  6. Age discrimination in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The National Youth Rights Association started in 1998 to promote awareness of the legal and human rights of young people in the United States. [101] The Freechild Project was formed in 2001 to identify, unify and promote diverse opportunities for youth engagement in social change by fighting ageism. In 2002 the Freechild Project created an ...

  7. International Year of Older Persons - Wikipedia

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    In 1999, there were some 580 million people aged 60 years and over in the world. [4] By 2020, this number is estimated to pass over the 1 billion mark. By that time, over 700 million older people will live in developing countries alone. It was therefore indispensable to bring ageing into the development agenda, she emphasized. [4]