AGE Platform Europe joint conference: Addressing the challenge of elder abuse in Europe – policies and practices in implementing international and EU level instruments
16 June | Committee of the Regions Committee of the Region, Brussels
On the occasion of the 10th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15 June 2015, AGE is co-organising – with the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions – a two-day event to take stock of European and international action to tackle elder abuse and better protect and promote the rights of older people.
The event will focus on several aspects of abuse that are particularly challenging, including adequate support to older victims and financial abuse. It will showcase what a rights-based approach to these issues means in practice and how the European and international framework can support and guide policymakers and practitioners.
It will build on the outcomes of the seminar organised jointly by the Council of Europe, the European Commission and AGE Platform Europe in 2014, which brought together experts from the legal and social spheres to discuss how to address the rights of older people in care settings.
The first day (15 June – invitation only) will consider how human rights standards can be implemented when services are provided by private actors and informal caregivers. It aims to be of relevance to all actors in the field of elder abuse – national, regional and local authorities, NGOs, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), academics, EU policymakers, international institutions and media.
On the second day, the event will aim to exchange experiences at local, regional and national level on tackling elder abuse by building links between EU and international instruments and their implementation. It seeks to provide guidelines to develop effective policies to tackle elder abuse.
The programme of the two days is available here.
To register for the 16 June event, please fill in the online form here by 10 June.
For further information, please contact Maude Luherne, Nena Georgantzi or Ciara O’Dwyer.
