The issue of protection of human rights of older people on the agenda of the international community

• Main Authors: A Kh Abashidze, A E Koneva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2014-12-01
• Series: RUDN Journal of Law
• Subjects: права человека; основные международные договоры по правам человека; Комитет по экономическим; социальным и культурным правам; пожилые люди; международно-правовая защита; дискриминация по признаку возраста
• Online Access: http://journals.rudn.ru/law/article/view/5940
• ISSN: 2313-2337; 2408-9001

The article analyses international legal basis of protection of human rights of older persons as a vulnerable group, determines the main problems in the area of ensuring their rights at the national level through the activities of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The article concludes that there is a necessity of the adoption of comprehensive antidiscrimination laws by States aimed at fighting discrimination in all spheres of life on all grounds including age.