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March 4, 2021 Commentary

Covid-19 Exposed Need to Protect Older People’s Rights

Caterina Salvi, 90, waits for a visitor inside a protective inflatable plastic tunnel at the Martino Zanchi nursing home in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, February 24, 2021.
March 2, 2021 News Release

Australia: Urgently Address Aged Care Abuse

Accountability, Adequate Staffing, Home Support Needed to Protect Older People

A resident looks out from the window of the Florence Aged Care Facility amid the second wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Melbourne, Australia August 17, 2020.
February 12, 2021 Dispatches

Anti-Asian Violence in US Demands Response

Federal and Local Governments Should Invest in Community Safety

Decorative lanterns hang above Mott street in Manhattan's Chinatown district before the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year, New York, NY, February 9, 2021. 
February 8, 2021 Dispatches

US Digital Divide Threatens Vaccine Access for Older People

Ensure Alternative Registration Methods for Covid-19 Shots

Allegheny Health Network employees run a Covid-19 vaccine clinic at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 6, 2021.
January 15, 2021 Commentary

Another COVID risk – overuse of psychotropic drugs on seniors in care

December 23, 2020 Interview

Interview: Uncovering Crimes Committed in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

People who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region ride a bus to the Village 8 temporary shelter near the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, December 1, 2020. 
December 3, 2020 Dispatches

US Heat Deaths Among Older People Rising

Excessive Heat Also Harms Mental Health, Pregnancy, and Birth Outcomes

Patrons get on an express bus set up by the city Phoenix, Arizona, to take people to a heat relief station inside the Phoenix Convention Center, May 29, 2020.
August 6, 2020 Dispatches

Covid-19’s Devastating Impact on Older People in Australia

Failing Aged Care Facilities Risk Lives of Residents and Staff

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August 5, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Australian Royal Commission

Inquiry into Aged Care Quality and Safety on the Impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) on the Aged Care Sector

August 3, 2020 Report

Ukraine: Covid-19 Rules Blocked Access to Pensions

Restrictions That Pushed People into Poverty Lifted, But More Reform Needed

A soldier in a face mask checks the temperature of an older woman at a checkpoint in Mayorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, March 16, 2020.
July 13, 2020 Letter

Protecting Human Rights in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Response to the Joint Questionnaire on Covid-19 and Human Rights by UN Special Procedure Mandate Holders

July 9, 2020 Dispatches

US Nursing Home Residents Should Know Their Rights

New Easy-to-Read Guide for Residents and Families

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June 15, 2020 News Release

US: Ensure Oversight, Not Immunity, for Nursing Homes

New York, 18 Other States Limiting Access to Justice Amid Covid-19

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June 2, 2020 News Release

Russia: Publish Data About Covid-19 in Institutional Care

Lack of Information Could Exacerbate Spread of Infection, Deaths

A resident in a nursing home in the village of Sosnovskoye in Omsk region, opens a bag with sweets during a visit of volunteers as part of the "Old Age for Joy" charity project.
May 30, 2020 Dispatches

People in Institutions in Brazil at Risk from Covid-19

New Regulation Important Step Towards Better Rights Protection

A psychiatric ward in an institution in Rio de Janeiro. Residents of most institutions in Brazil live in depersonalized conditions, have few if any personal belongings, and have little or no privacy.

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