Article 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides that “[e]veryone, as a member of society, has the right to social security”, and Article 9 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (“ICESCR”) calls on States to “recognize the right of...

According to a global report on ageism issued in 2021 by the World Health Organization and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, every second person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes, which has led to poorer physical and mental health and reduced quality of life for...

The right to work is a fundamental human right that is universally recognized as an inherent part of human dignity for persons of all ages. However, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has noted that older workers are often devalued by prospective employers as being unproductive, slower...