This paper provides background to the HelpAge conference, Strengthening the Rights of Older People Worldwide: Building Greater European Support , in Osnabrück, Germany, on 5-7 December 2012. It identifies the gaps in the protection of older people’s rights under existing human rights laws and the options for potential human rights systems to address these gaps.

Strengthening the Rights of Older People Worldwide: Building Greater European Support

This paper provides background to the HelpAge conference, Strengthening the Rights of Older People Worldwide: Building Greater European Support , in Osnabrück, Germany, on 5-7 December 2012. It identifies the gaps in the protection of older people’s rights under existing human rights laws and the options for potential human rights systems to address these gaps.

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