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Rights at risk
— older people and human rights | | Author(s) | Tessa Harding |
| Corporate Author | Help the Aged |
| Publisher | Help the Aged, London, 2005 |
| Pages | 25 pp |
| Source | Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. E-mail: info@helptheaged.org.uk Website: www.helptheaged.org.uk |
| Keywords | Rights [elderly] ; Ageism ; Law. |
| Annotation | The Human Rights Act 1998 came into force in October 2000, and is based on the European Convention on Human Rights 1951 (ECHR). The Act creates a framework of fundamental rights and freedoms based on the principles of respect, equality and fairness. At present, however, the Act is not working effectively to protect older people. This review reveals how deep-seated age discrimination casually deprives the older generation of rights that the rest of us take for granted. Using examples, it considers the circumstances in older people's human rights are at risk, including abuse by individual workers; institutional cultures which breach human rights; systematic human rights breaches; and seeking redress for breaches of human rights. While public services have responsibilities under the Act, private organisations (including 90% of care homes and more than 60% of domiciliary care services) do not offer the benefit of protection under the Act. The review concludes that if the Act is to become meaningful for older people, stronger action is needed, and the Commission for Equality and Human Rights due to be operational in 2007 offers a chance for progress. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051005004 B |
| Classmark | IKR: B:TOB: VR |
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