Today at 3pm (Geneva time) I'll present my report on social protection to the UN Human Rights Council and engage in an Interactive Dialogue with Member States. Watch live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j...

I will soon present my report on older persons in #armedconflicts and #peacebuilding to the UN GA. If you would like to find out more, including the part played by older persons in post-conflict recovery and their unique challenges, read more here: docs.un.org/A/80/203

🇲🇾 2024 ended with a country visit to Malaysia, and the report is out now. It spotlights gaps and good practices in protecting the rights of older persons, with concrete steps forward. Terima kasih for the warm welcome and to everyone who shared their time. docs.un.org/A/HRC/60/24/...

Older persons around the world continue to face serious #challenges when it comes to exercising their #rights to social protection and to work. Why? Find out in my recent thematic report: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/24

Lack of physical #access affects older persons’ lives – especially #pensions: long queues, long trips, low literacy, rural distances. We must design services for all. More in my report on social protection and work: undocs.org/A/HRC/60/24

Globally, more than ¾ of older workers, most of them women, are in informal employment. Result: weak legal protection, hurdles to justice, exclusion from contributory pensions. We need rights-based social protection at all ages. See more in my report on social protection: docs.un.org/A/HRC/60/24

#Olderpersons worldwide continue to face serious challenges in the enjoyment of their human rights to social protection and to work. In my recent report, I undertake a thematic analysis of the intersection between these two rights and make recommendations undocs.org/A/HRC/60/24

📢 Apply now: UN Human Rights Council mandate: UN Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Older Persons 🗓️ Deadline: 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 CEST www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies...

@dimr.bsky.social vergibt einen Auftrag zur Erstellung eines englischsprachigen Berichts zur Umsetzung der #Menschenrechte #ältererFrauen in ausgewählten Bereichen auf internationaler Ebene und in Deutschland. Frist: 18.7. Infos: www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/das-institut...

@dimr.bsky.social is advertising a contract for the creation of a report (in English) on the implementation of the #HumanRights of #OlderWomen in selected areas at the international level and in Germany Deadline: 18 July Info (German): www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/das-institut...

🆕Age Discrimination in EU:Explore the report and recommendations from the policy roundtable hosted by AGE, #ENNHRI, and #Equinet. This webinar explored the urgent need to strengthen the protection of the human rights of older persons. 👉 www.bit.ly/3ZQ1PEH #EuropeforAllAges #Ageism #AgeEquality

🗣️ @olderpersons.bsky.social "#OlderPersons still remain largely invisible in international human rights law due to the lack of recognition of ageism (...)We must continue to raise awareness and promote intergenerational practices across society." #AGEconf25 #SolidarityBetweenGenerations

As global emergencies proliferate, #olderpersons must not be left behind! Joint statement by several @un-spexperts.bsky.social, including @michaelfakhri.bsky.social @unsrvaw.bsky.social @unwgdawg.bsky.social www.ohchr.org/en/statement... #WEAAD2025 #WEAAD

A new report by @ennhri.bsky.social, @ageplatformeu.bsky.social and #Equinet explores how #Europe can strengthen the protection of the #humanrights of #olderpersons: ennhri.org/news-and-blo...

On #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay (15 June), I call for action to protect #OlderPersons from violence, abuse and neglect, particularly in the context of crises and armed conflict. Read the full statement: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul... #WEAAD

#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay: We all share the responsibility to ensure older persons can live in dignity, even in uncertain times. #OlderPersons are not just victims, they are agents of resilience. #AgeingWithDignity #WEAAD #LeaveNoOneBehind

#Gewalt gegen ältere Menschen bleibt vielfach unsichtbar: in der #Pflege, im eigenen Zuhause und auch in Institutionen. Der heutige Welttag gegen die Misshandlung älterer Menschen widmet sich dem Ziel, diese strukturelle Gewalt sichtbar zu machen und konsequent gegen sie vorzugehen. #Alter #WEAAD

Gewalt im #Alter muss als vielgesichtiges strukturelles Problem anerkannt und entschieden bekämpft werden – in der Politik und in der Gesellschaft insgesamt. www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/aktuelles/de...

Ahead of #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay on Sunday, please have a look at my video statement on #OlderPersons in #ArmedConflicts. Older persons are facing violence, especially in armed conflicts, and are often left behind. #WEAAD #LeaveNoOneBehind #AgeingWithDignity

🌍 Daring new communities – Living solidarity in an individualised society 📅 22 May 2025 | 14:30–16:30 CEST | 💻 Online Join an inspiring international exchange on intergenerational solidarity. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/daringnewcom... #AgeFriendly #Solidarity #CivilSociety

🌍 Neue Gemeinschaften wagen: Zusammenhalt in einer individualisierten Gesellschaft leben 📅 22. Mai 2025 | 14:30–16:30 Uhr | 💻 Online Austausch zu innovativen, generationenübergreifenden Gemeinschaften 🔗 Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/daringnewcom... #Zivilgesellschaft #Solidarität #AgeFriendly

🇸🇦 Last week, I concluded my country visit to #SaudiArabia. While the country's deep respect for older persons is commendable, it must extend its achievements in the #HumanRights of #olderpersons, including healthcare, to everyone, including non-citizens. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

After last week's adoption of Resolution A/HRC/RES/58/13 of the UN Human Rights Council: The best way to protect and promote the #humanrights of #olderpersons is an UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons!

Wir freuen uns sehr darüber, dass der Startschuss für einen UN-Vertrag zu den Rechten älterer Menschen gefallen ist! 🎉 Letzte Woche hat der UN-Menschenrechtsrat der Gründung einer Arbeitsgruppe zugestimmt. Diese wird sich nun mit der Entwicklung eines rechtsverbindlichen Vertrags befassen 📜

Ein Tag der Freude und Hoffnung! Eine historische Chance, älteren Menschen den nötigen Schutz zu gewähren und die Schutzlücken bei den Menschenrechten älterer Menschen zu schließen: der UN-Menschenrechtsrat hat im Konsens die Resolution A/HRC/58/L.24 verabschiedet docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/58/...

A day of joy and hope! A historic opportunity to provide older persons with the protection they need and close the gaps in the protection of the #HumanRights of #olderpersons: the UN Human Rights Council has adopted by consensus resolution A/HRC/58/L.24 docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/58/...

Hopefully tomorrow the Human Rights Council will adopt a resolution (A/HRC/58/L.24) which will establish a working group with the mandate to draft a Convention for the rights of older persons. This will be a defining moment for the human rights of older persons! docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/58/...

It was a great pleasure to address the @ennhri.bsky.social Working Group on Persons with Disabilities at the @dimr.bsky.social German Institute for Human Rights in Berlin to discuss the intersection of older persons and persons with disabilities.

📢Call for Inputs📢 My next thematic report, presented to the UN General Assembly, will focus on #olderpersons in #armedconflicts and #peacebuilding. Stakeholders are requested to submit contributions. More info: www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for... 🗓️Deadline: 28th of March

We welcome the fact that the Council of Europe is addressing the issue of age and ageing and is clearly speaking out against ageism and age discrimination. We very much hope that this course will be maintained and that it will lead to improvements at national level! pace.coe.int/en/news/9710...

The country mission in #Malaysia came to an end today. We would like to thank everyone we met for their cooperation and the insights we have gained over the last two weeks.

The election of the next EU Ombudsman is getting closer and closer, December 17 is just around the corner. If you have not yet decided who to vote for, I would like to give you some more arguments to vote for me with this video:

Die Wahl der nächsten EU-Ombudsperson rückt immer näher, der 17. Dezember steht kurz bevor. Sollten Sie noch nicht entschieden haben, wem Sie Ihre Stimme geben, möchte ich Ihnen mit diesem Video noch Argumente liefern, für mich zu voten:

2024 haben wir vier Fachgespräche zur Stärkung der Rechte älterer Menschen organisiert und die 14. Sitzung der UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG-A) vor- und nachbereitet. In einer Dokumentation fassen wir die Ergebnisse zusammen: www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/publikatione...

Ältere Menschen bleiben oft von gesellschaftlicher Teilhabe ausgeschlossen – u.a. wegen struktureller Barrieren & Altersdiskriminierung Wir müssen deshalb: 👉 Barrierefreiheit stärken 👉 Partizipation fördern 👉 e. UN-Altenrechtskonvention erwägen www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/aktuelles/de...

The adoption of inclusive technologies and adaptive services to remove barriers preventing full participation in EU programmes must be taken into consideration for good administration! #inclusion

It was a pleasure to talk about the interaction of ageism, ableism and legal capacity. Thank you for the valuable exchange on this important matter!

The European Parliament’s Disability Week is a good occasion to explore the interactions between disability and ageing. That’s why we are organising an informal breakfast: 04 Dec, 08:30-09:30, European Parliament @klangensiepenmep.bsky.social

A new endeavor for me, I am an official candidate for the important position of the EU Ombudsman. The decisive election will take place in the EP in December!

Control over our daily life decisions affects the enjoyment of all other human rights; older persons must retain their right to choose where and with whom they live, how they spend their money and time, and with whom they have relationships.

"Obwohl sich Ageism und Sexismus wechselseitig verstärken, bleiben ältere Frauen im internationalen Menschenrechtsschutz bisher wenig beachtet." Claudia Mahler bei ihrem Input zu unserer heutigen Veranstaltung "Mehrfach diskriminiert: ältere Frauen ohne Menschenrechte?"

"Ältere Menschen haben keine starke Lobby. Ich wünsche mir eine UN-Konvention für die Rechte Älterer, die endlich ein Umdenken einläutet." Unsere Expertin Claudia Mahler bei der Podiumsdiskussion zur Veranstaltung "Mehrfach diskriminiert: ältere Frauen ohne Menschenrechte?"

Call for written inputs ahead of an official country visit to 🇵🇪 Peru, by the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, from 11 to 22 March. Don't miss this opportunity to contribute! More info here: bit.ly/3U5D4SB

Mainstreaming ageing goes beyond social inclusion, it is essential that older persons are recognized as rights holders and empowered to enjoy their human rights.

Older persons must be provided with care and support in their communities. Therefore, the right to adequate housing as well as to inclusion must be addressed.

National protection standards are often weak or absent regarding age-based discrimination; social protection; adequate standards of living; support for autonomy; participation in decision making; and freedom from violence, abuse and neglect of Older Persons.

Great honor to meet Austrian President, Alexander van der Bellen, at the 75HumanRights event in Geneva.

The rights of older persons are included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Despite this, Older Persons remain largely invisible in international human rights law due to the lack of recognition of ageism, and of an explicit prohibition of age-based discrimination. Image courtesy UN OHCHR

[email protected], BAGSO u. HelpAge Deutschland laden ein:  Gespräch u. Filmvorführung „Dreaming in the Shadows“. Die Folgen des russischen Angriffskriegs für ältere Menschen in der Ukraine. 14.12., 17:30 Uhr u.a. mit Claudia Mahler Melden Sie sich an für den Livestream: [email protected]