Summary

The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the comprehensive report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, prepared pursuant to Council resolution 24/20.

In the present report, the Independent Expert assesses the implementation of existing international instruments with regard to older persons, while identifying best and good practices and gaps in the implementation of existing laws related to the promotion and protection of the rights of older persons.

The report also provides an analysis of the human rights implications of the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002 (MIPAA).

Inputs received on best/good practices

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States

• Algeria
• Australia
• Austria 1-2
• Brunei Darussalam
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Costa Rica 1-2-3 and annexes 1-2-3
• Cuba
• Ecuador
• Egypt 1-2 and annex 1
• El Salvador
• Estonia
• France
• Georgia
• Greece
• Honduras 1-2
• Ireland
• Israel
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Malta 1-2
• Mauritius
• Morocco
• New Zealand
• Oman A-E
• Paraguay
• Peru 1-2-3-4 and annexes 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
• Philippines
• Qatar A | E
• Romania
• Senegal
• Singapore
• Spain 1-2-3-4-5-6
• Sweden
• Togo
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• UK
• Uzbekistan E | R

National Human Rights Institutions

• Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
• Algeria- National Consultative Commission for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights of Algeria
• Australian Human Rights Commission
• Azerbaijan- Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• Colombia -Defensoría del Pueblo de Colombia
• Costa Rica-Defensoría de los Habitantes de la República de Costa Rica
• Georgia –Public Defender’s Office of Georgia and annex 1
• Guatemala –Procurador de los Derechos Humanos
• Jordan- National Centre for Human Rights
• Mexico –Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos de México
• Qatar National Human Rights Committee
• Slovakia National Centre for Human Rights
• United Kingdom Equality and Human Rights Commission 1-2-3
• Venezuela- Defensoría del Pueblo de Venezuela

Civil Society

• AD-PA France
• Acción Familiar Alzheimer Colombia (AFACOL)
• Age Platform Europe 1-2-3-4-5
• Asociación Gerontológica Costarricense 1-2
• Australia National LGBTI Health Alliance 1-2
• Belarusian Republican Gerontological Public Association
• Benetas (Australia)
• Disabled Peoples Organisation Denmark
• Fédération Internationale des Associations des Personnes Agées (FIAPA)
• Federation of Dutch associations for the integration of homosexuality COC Netherlands
• Federación Cruzada Nacional de Protección al Anciano (Costa Rica)
• Forum for helping older people – national network (Slovakia)
• International Fellowship for Christians and Jews (Israel)
• LGBT Danmark (Denmark)
• Make Mothers Matter
• Red Cross of Serbia
• Respect seniors (Belgium) 1 and annex
• SETA-LGBTI Rights in Finland
• Voices of the marginalized consortium (Sightsavers, HelpAge International, ADD International)

Regional organisations

• European Union

Inputs received on implementation of the MIPAA

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States

• Argentina
• Australia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain and Annexes 1-2-3-4 (Arabic) (English)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Burkina Faso
• Colombia
• Cuba
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Ecuador and Annex
• El Salvador
• Estonia
• Georgia
• Germany and Annex
• Guatemala
• Jordan A | E
• Kazakhstan E | R
• Kuwait A | E
• Kyrgyzstan E | R
• Lebanon A | E
• Madagascar
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Mongolia
• Morocco
• Nicaragua 1-2
• Oman A | E
• Panama
• Qatar A | E
• Russian Federation E | R
• Saudi Arabia
• Serbia 1-2
• Slovenia
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sudan A | E
• Switzerland
• Turkey and Annex
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Annex
• United States of America
• Zambia

National Human Rights Institutions

• Armenia - Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia
• Australia - Australian Human Rights Commission
• Austria - Austrian Ombudsman Board
• Bolivia ( Plurinational State of) - Defensoría del Pueblo de Bolivia and Annex
• Chile - Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos de Chile
• Colombia - Defensoría del Pueblo de Colombia
• Costa Rica - Defensoría de los Habitantes de la República de Costa Rica
• Côte d’Ivoire - Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme de Côte d'Ivoire
• Croatia - Ombudsman of the Republic of Croatia
• Ecuador - Defensoría del Pueblo de Ecuador
• El Salvador - Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos
• European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) and Annex
• Finland - Finnish NHRI/Human Rights Centre
• Georgia - Office of Public Defender and Annex
• Guatemala - Procurador de los Derechos Humanos de Guatemala
• Malawi - Human Rights Commission
• Paraguay - Defensoría del Pueblo de Paraguay
• Poland - Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Poland and Annexes 1-2
• Slovakia - Slovak National Centre for Human Rights
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

Civil society organisations and academic institutions

• Age & Opportunity (Ireland)
• Age UK
• Ageing Support Forum Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
• AgePlatform Europe
• All Russia Public Organisation ( Russian Federation)
• Alter ego (Switzerland)
• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) (USA) and Annex
• Asociación Cartaginesa de atención a cuidadanos de la tercera edad (ASCATE)/ Junta de Pensiones y Jubilaciones del Magisterio Nacional (JUPEMA) (Costa Rica) and Annex
• Association Africaine pour la promotion de la réduction des risques de catastrophes (Senegal)
• Care rights (Republic of Korea) and Annex
• Centre Interfédéral pour l’égalité des chances (Belgium)
• Swedish Christian Democrats Senior Association (Sweden) and Annex
• Community Research and Development Organization (CRDO) (Pakistan) and Annexes 1-2
• Conseil Suisse des Ainés (CSA)  (Switzerland)
• Global Salvation Ministry Foundation (Ghana) and Annex
• Gulshan-e-John (Pakistan)
• HelpAge Ghana (Ghana)
• HelpAge International
• International Longevity Centre Global Alliance (Argentina)
• International Longevity Centre (Dominican Republic)
• Law in the Service of the Elderly (LSE) (Israel)
• LEB Older Persons Organisation (Iceland)
• National Association of Pensioners (NAP) (Malta)
• National Association of Senior Citizens’ Organisation (BAGSO) (Germany)
• Ndimbel Jaboot (Senegal)
• OKO Organisation (Russian Federation)
• Red Cross of Serbia (Serbia)
• Regional Public Foundation for Eldercare Dobroe Delo (Russian Federation)
• Research Chair on Mistreatment of Older Persons (University of Sherbrooke) (Canada)
• Réseaux des organisations féminines (Senegal)
• Resource Center for Elderly (Kyrgyzstan) E | R
• Sociedad Argentina de Gerontología y Geriatría (Argentina)
• SPF Seniorerna (Sweden)
• Valli- Finish Union for Senior Services (Finland)
• ZIVOT 90 (Czech Republic)

United Nations

• UNFPA

Regional Organisations

• African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights