Letters to the Editor: The time is right to combat ageism

A reader says 'regardless of years, older persons are persons too, and have the full range of hopes, expectations, and rights in life'
Letters to the Editor: The time is right to combat ageism

'Core rights do not stop at age 65'.

Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 - 00:10

On April 3, amid the chaos of the Trump tariffs, a historic resolution was passed by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. 

It was decided to establish an intergovernmental working group of states to begin drafting a long-overdue treaty on the rights of older persons.

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