Ageing of the Oppressed - A Pandemic of Intersecting Injustice
Editor: Silvia Perel-Levin
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Ageing of the Oppressed: A Pandemic of Intersectional Injustice explores what it is like to grow older with accumulating and intersecting discrimination. It condemns ageism and other "isms." Despite its visibility during the COVID-19 pandemic, ageism is not a new phenomenon but one that has been ignored for too long by policymakers and the general population. The negative language used to describe population ageing adds fuel to the fire by filling people’s minds with ageist images that permeate all levels and sectors of society. We should all be recognized as full human rights holders, no matter our age, ability, disability, gender or sexual orientation, race, or socio-economic or any other status. This book combines theoretical models and academic essays by top experts with the real-life experience of older persons and activists. It is a must-read for advocates for human rights; policymakers; service providers; students of social and health sciences, the humanities, and law; and anybody willing to challenge assumptions and practices. The proposed UN Convention on the human rights of older persons will be a step forward to providing older persons with a remedy for daily and often life-long oppression.
Intergenerational Solidarity and Equity for Future Generations of Older Persons Through a Human Rights Lens
Annual report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly – the topic refers to implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (https://undocs.org/A/78/134)
Reports of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons on:
- Violence against and abuse and neglect of older persons (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26)
- Visit to Nigeria (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26/Add.1 and https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26/Add.4)
- Visit to Bangladesh (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26/Add.2)
- Visit to Dominican Republic (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26/Add.3 and https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26/Add.5)
Report of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing at its 13th session (https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N23/118/81/pdf/N2311881.pdf?OpenElement)
Documents submitted to the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing at its 13th session, 3-6 April 2023: https://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/thirteenthsession.shtml
Report of the OHCHR – Summary of the multi-stakeholder meeting on the human rights of older persons (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/52/49)
Report of the OHCHR – Normative standards and obligations under international law in relation to the promotion and protection of the human rights of older persons (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/49/70).
Report of the Secretary-General on Fourth review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2022, (https://undocs.org/E/CN.5/2023/6)
Reports of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons on:
- Older persons and the right to adequate housing (https://undocs.org/A/77/239)
- Older persons deprived of liberty (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/51/27)
- Visit to Finland (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/51/27/Add.1)
Report of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, 12th session: (https://undocs.org/A/AC.278/2022/2)
Joint letter from the three NGO Committees (New York, Geneva, Vienna) to UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and to UN Women, expressing concerns about lack of references to older women, here: Letter on gender snapshot
Reports on ageing issues prepared by various entities of the UN system can be found in the list of entities under “Resources/Key International Documents on Ageing”