UN convention needed to fight ageism

The rights of older persons should be established in international law at the United Nations.

The United Nations General Assembly in New York. Canada should push for a UN convention protecting the rights of older persons, say the authors.Cia Pak photograph courtesy of the UN

Opinion

BY GORDON DIGIACOMO, KIRAN RABHERU, LINDA GARCIA, LOUISE PLOUFFE, MARGARET GILLIS, MARTINE LAGACé

May 3, 2017

Ageism is considered the third most important “ism” in western societies. It relies on false beliefs, on prejudices, on negative stereotypes essentially based on age which open the door to various forms of exclusion and the discrimination of older persons.

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