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Human rights have huge potential to transform the lives of older people. But to date‚ little of this potential has been translated into reality – and many barriers lie in the way of change.

The new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) promised to be a major catalyst‚ both for enhancing older people’s protection‚ and for using human rights as a tool for transforming public services. But the CEHR will have many priorities: it could get distracted from older people’s human rights unless there is a strong case for action‚ backed up by practical solutions.

This report makes the case for embedding older people’s human rights into the work of the CEHR. It also aims to bring human rights to life in the planning and delivery of public services and to build human rights awareness within all organisations working with older people.

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