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‘Old age is seen as a disease,' say rights groups

WEEK OF OLDER PERSONS

‘Old age is seen as a disease,' say rights groups

On the occasion of March 18-24 Week of Older Persons, the Pensioners Solidarity Union and Human Rights Association held a joint press conference: “Aging must be accepted as a societal phenomenon and old age as a social phenomenon”.

Violence against older people: 133 cases reported in June

Violence against older people: 133 cases reported in June

The Association for Aging Studies has published its monthly report “Monitoring Violence and Violation of Rights Against Older People” for June 2021.

‘One fifth of elders are poor, one third don’t have access to communication technologies’

‘One fifth of elders are poor, one third don’t have access to communication technologies’

“They develop discriminatory narratives against the aged because they are not vaccinated,” says Prof. Gündüz-Hoşgör, underlining that a significant part of them live in deprivation to such an extent that they cannot apply for vaccination.

23 April 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

‘Isn’t it odd to confine vaccinated people to home while the unvaccinated work?’

65+

‘Isn’t it odd to confine vaccinated people to home while the unvaccinated work?’

While the people aged 65 and over have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as one of the first priority groups, there are still restrictive measures specifically targeting them. Some 65+ people and physicians have been objecting to this practice.