GENEVA (19 November 2018) – UN human rights expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte will carry out her first official visit to Uruguay from 19 to 29 November 2018 to assess the human rights situation of older...

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, D.C. (1 October 2018) – The health system in Venezuela is in crisis, human rights experts* say, citing the deaths of at least 16 children at one hospital due to poor hygiene, and...

All generations have duty to protect rights of ageing society – UN expert GENEVA (27 September 2018) – The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld...

Spanish GENEVA (13 September 2018) – UN human rights experts* welcome the adoption of the landmark Escazú agreement and are now urging States in Latin America and the Caribbean to sign and ratify as...

Summary In the present report, the Independent Expert examines the impact of the social exclusion of older persons — an issue that she considers crucial to addressing existing protection gaps. The...

Financial abuse of older persons is rampant and must be exposed, says UN expert GENEVA (14 June 2018) – We must all be more vigilant and report suspected cases of abuse of older people, including...

Spanish GENEVA (14 June 2018) – UN human rights experts* are calling for an immediate halt to violence and repression in Nicaragua, to end a two-month national crisis of social and political unrest in...

​Japanese version GENEVA (24 May 2018) – UN human rights experts* are urging the Government of Japan to review a series of planned benefit cuts which threaten the minimum social protection for the...