CHR joins calls for creation of UN Convention on the rights of older persons

The Commission on Human Rights has joined the calls by its fellow National Human Rights Institutions , civil society, and rights advocates for the creation of a United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons.CHR Commissioner Beda A. Epres, focal commissioner for older persons’ human rights, stressed the “urgency” of drafting an international legal instrument for the protection and promotion of rights of older persons.

“Aging is a universal experience, and so we must all work together toward a society where all older persons live dignified lives, a society free of discrimination, and where everyone will age with rights,” he stressed. With a UN Convention on the rights of older persons, Epres said that policymakers and concerned agencies will have a guide on how to better frame government programs and services that cater to older citizens.

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