GENEVA (4 September 2023) – UN experts* today raised the alarm about reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in the Northeast State of Manipur in India, including alleged acts of sexual...

GENEVA (30 August 2023) – A UN torture expert today called on the UK Government to begin an urgent review of sentences imposed on prisoners held indefinitely under the widely discredited and now...

GENEVA (30 August 2023) – Women human rights defenders searching for forcibly disappeared loved ones in Mexico are facing intimidation, attacks and even violent death, UN experts warned today. “We are...

GENEVA (18 August 2023) – On the occasion of the International Day to commemorate victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief, a group of UN experts* issued the following joint statement:...

GENEVA (7 August 2023) – A group of UN experts* today expressed alarm over the ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan, which has led to a dire humanitarian crisis in the region of...

In her report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons provides information on her visit to the Dominican Republic, which took place from 28 February to 10 March 2023.

In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 51/4, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, provides an overview of her activities during the reporting period and a thematic analysis of violence against and abuse and neglect of older persons. She examines the different manifestations of abuse in older age and reviews prevention and protection measures.

In the present report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, examines the rights of older persons in the context of climate change-induced disasters and how to build forward more equally.

In the report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler provides information on her visit to Nigeria, which she conducted from 29 August to 9 September 2022. The objective of the visit was to identify good practices and gaps in the implementation of existing laws and policies relating to the rights of older persons.

In her report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, provides information on her visit to Bangladesh, which she conducted from 7 to 17 November 2022, and sets out her recommendations to the Government of Bangladesh.