Inter-American Convention on the Protection of Human Rights of Older Persons

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The Inter-American Convention on the Protection of Human Rights of Older Persons is a regional human rights treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that specifically safeguards and promotes the rights and dignity of older adults in the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human rights treaty ⓘ
inter-American treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy Organization of American States ⓘ
adoptedWithin Inter-American human rights system ⓘ
aimsTo eliminate discrimination based on age ⓘ
promote dignity of older persons ⓘ
protect human rights of older persons ⓘ
basedOn principle of autonomy and independence of older persons ⓘ
principle of participation, integration and full inclusion in society ⓘ
principle of respect for inherent dignity of older persons ⓘ
principles of equality and non-discrimination ⓘ
contains provisions on guardianship and supported decision-making ⓘ
provisions on informed consent in health care for older persons ⓘ
provisions on institutional care standards ⓘ
provisions on legal capacity of older persons ⓘ
provisions on palliative care for older persons ⓘ
defines older person as a person in older age ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus binding on States Parties ⓘ
obligates States Parties to adopt public policies on ageing ⓘ
States Parties to collect data on the situation of older persons ⓘ
States Parties to ensure access to health services for older persons ⓘ
States Parties to ensure access to long-term care for older persons ⓘ
States Parties to prevent discrimination against older persons ⓘ
States Parties to prevent violence against older persons ⓘ
States Parties to promote active and healthy ageing ⓘ
primarySubject rights of older persons ⓘ
recognizesRight right to access to justice in old age ⓘ
right to accessibility and mobility for older persons ⓘ
right to cultural life and recreation in old age ⓘ
right to education and lifelong learning in old age ⓘ
right to equality and non-discrimination based on age ⓘ
right to freedom from violence and abuse in old age ⓘ
right to health for older persons ⓘ
right to housing for older persons ⓘ
right to independence and autonomy ⓘ
right to life and dignity in old age ⓘ
right to long-term care services ⓘ
right to participation and integration in the community ⓘ
right to personal liberty and security in old age ⓘ
right to physical, mental and moral integrity in old age ⓘ
right to privacy and family life in old age ⓘ
right to social security for older persons ⓘ
right to work and employment protections in old age ⓘ
region Americas ⓘ

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Treaties of the Organization of American States → hasPart → Inter-American Convention on the Protection of Human Rights of Older Persons ⓘ
Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos → tieneBaseNormativa → Convención Interamericana sobre la Protección de los Derechos Humanos de las Personas Mayores ⓘ
linked to: Inter-American Convention on the Protection of Human Rights of Older Persons