HRC48: Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons

This oral statement was broadcasted at the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons on 20th September 2021. Watch a video of the intervention here.

I am Sai Racherla from the Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW).

We applaud and call for the implementation of the recommendations put forth in the Independent Expert report; on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons; submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to resolution 42/12.

1 in 11 persons, were over the age of 65[1] [2]in 2019, and in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, the human rights of older persons have been at additional stake in Asia and the Pacific region.

We reiterate the call of the Independent expert to adopt and implement the human rights-based approach to ageing grounded in principles of equality, non-discrimination, participation, autonomy and independence. The need to address ageism and age discrimination and its intersections with sex, race, class ableism is most important.

We call upon the governments to address direct, indirect, multiple, cumulative and intersectional and structural discrimination,  uphold the autonomy of older persons and advance their ability to participate on equal basis with other persons.

Age disaggregated data inclusive of older persons will help to identify and address inequalities, and patterns of discrimination faced by older persons and should be collected on an urgent basis.

Thank you.

[1] according to the World Population Prospects 2019

[2] https://arrow.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ARROW_9_Older-Women.pdf

 

Vietnam

  • Centre for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP)

Indonesia

  • Aliansi Satu Visi (ASV);
  • CEDAW Working Group;
  • Hollaback! Jakarta;
  • Institut Kapal Perempuan;
  • Kalyanamitra;
  • Komnas Perempuan;
  • Remaja Independen Papua/Independent Youth
    Forum Papua (FRIP/IYFP);
  • Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia (PKBI);
  • Perkumpulan Lintas Feminis Jakarta;
  • Perkumpulan Pamflet Generasi;
  • RUTGERS Indonesia;
  • Sanggar SWARA;
  • Women on Web;
  • Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan (YKP); 
  • YIFOS Indonesia

Maldives

  • Hope for Women
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)
HRC48: Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons

This oral statement was broadcasted at the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons on 20th September 2021. Watch a video of the intervention here.

I am Sai Racherla from the Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW).

We applaud and call for the implementation of the recommendations put forth in the Independent Expert report; on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons; submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to resolution 42/12.

1 in 11 persons, were over the age of 65[1] [2]in 2019, and in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, the human rights of older persons have been at additional stake in Asia and the Pacific region.

We reiterate the call of the Independent expert to adopt and implement the human rights-based approach to ageing grounded in principles of equality, non-discrimination, participation, autonomy and independence. The need to address ageism and age discrimination and its intersections with sex, race, class ableism is most important.

We call upon the governments to address direct, indirect, multiple, cumulative and intersectional and structural discrimination,  uphold the autonomy of older persons and advance their ability to participate on equal basis with other persons.

Age disaggregated data inclusive of older persons will help to identify and address inequalities, and patterns of discrimination faced by older persons and should be collected on an urgent basis.

Thank you.

[1] according to the World Population Prospects 2019

[2] https://arrow.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ARROW_9_Older-Women.pdf

 

Morocco

  • Association Marocaine de Planification Familiale (AMPF),
  • Morocco Family Planning Association

India

  • CommonHealth;
  • Love Matters India;
  • Pravah;
  • Rural Women’s Social Education Centre (RUWSEC);
  • SAHAYOG;
  • Sahaj;
  • Sahiyo;
  • SAMA – Resource Group for Women and Health;
  • WeSpeakOut;
  • The YP Foundation (TYPF)

Lao PDR

  • Lao Women’s Union;
  • The Faculty of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Health
    Sciences (UHS)

Sri Lanka

  • Bakamoono;
  • Women and Media Collective (WMC),
  • Youth Advocacy Network – Sri Lanka (YANSL)

Malaysia

  • Federation of Reproductive Health Associations of Malaysia (FRHAM);
  • Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG);
  • Justice for Sisters (JFS);
  • Reproductive Health Association of
    Kelantan (ReHAK);
  • Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM);
  • Sisters in Islam (SIS)

Maldives

  • Hope for Women;
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)

Myanmar

  • Colourful Girls Organization;
  • Green Lotus Myanmar

Nepal

  • Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC);
  • Blind Youth Association of Nepal;
  • Blue Diamond Society (BDS);
  • Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA);
  • Visible Impact;
  • Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC);
  • YPEER Nepal;
  • YUWA

Pakistan

  • Aahung, Centre for Social Policy Development (CSPD);
  • Forum for Dignity Initiative (FDI);
  • Gravity Development Organization; Green Circle Organization;
  • Indus Resources Center (IRC);
  • Idara-e-Taleem-O-Aaghai (ITA);
  • Rehnuma – Family Planning Association Pakistan;
  • Shelter
    Participatory Organisation;
  • Shirkat Gah;
  • The Enlight Lab

Philippines

  • Democratic Socalist Women of the Philippines (DSWP);
  • Galang;
  • Healthcare Without Harm;
  • Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities;
  • Likhaan Centre for Women’s Health;
  • Nisa UI Haqq Fi Bangsamoro;
  • PATH Foundation Inc. (PFPI);
  • Women’s Global Network for
    Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Singapore

  • End Female Genital Cutting Singapore
  • Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Mongolia

  • MONFEMNET National Network