Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Published
21 April 2012
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E/2012/51
Focus
Older persons
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Summary
The present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 48/141, considers the human rights situation of older persons, including through an analysis of existing international instruments and gaps in the protection regime. Older persons represent a large and growing segment of the population and they face particular and urgent human rights challenges. As the present report argues, these challenges relate equally to civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights.