Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
for the purpose of strengthening the protection
of the human rights of older persons

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Fifth Working Session

Panel 1: Human Rights and Care of Older Persons

• Ruth Isden, Age UK: "Human Rights and the Care of Older People, a UK Perspective"
• Isabella Aboderin, African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi: (no title)
• Kasia Jurczak, European Commission, Brussels, "The EU's approach to long term care"
• Mateja Kozuh Novak, President, Federation of Pensioner Organizations, Slovenia, "Human Rights and Care of Elderly"

Panel 2: Violence and Abuse Against Older Persons (older women, financial abuse)

• Claudia Mahler, German Institute for Human Rights
• Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global alliance and INPEA, "Financial Abuse of Older Women"
• Kazi Reazul Roque, Fulltime Member, NHRC, Bangladesh: "Violence and Abuse of Older Persons"
• Milutin Vracevic, Serbian Red Cross, "Financial Abuse of Older Women"

Panel 3: Planning for End of Life Care: Legal and Financial Issues

• Sooyoun Han, CareRights, Republic of Korea, "Elderly Patients Rights in End of Life Care and Decisions
• Monica Roque, MInistry of Social Development, Argentina, "Decisions Nacional de Political para Adultos Mayores"
• David Obot, Uganda Reach the Aged, "Planning for end of Life Care, legal and financial issues"
• Andrew Byrnes, University New South Wales, Law Department, Australia (statement)