Background paper : 20th Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights (ASEMHRS20) Human Rights of Older Persons 22-24 February 2021 Virtual/Seoul, Republic of Korea

• This background paper provides an overview of the fundamental concepts and some of the important current issues relating to the human rights of older persons at the international, regional and national levels. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into high relief social attitudes and institutional practices that existed before the pandemic that embody ageist assumptions and result in the denial of equality in the enjoyment of human rights by older persons.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Juridik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Law (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

äldrerätt, mänskliga rättigheter, äldres rättigheter

Human rights

Elderly law

Publikations- och innehållstyp

kon (ämneskategori)

vet (ämneskategori)