Respect older people’s rights when exiting the COVID-19 pandemic

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) looks at how the pandemic affected the rights of older people.

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https://fra.europa.eu/en/news/2020/respect-older-peoples-rights-when-exiting-covid-19-pandemichttps://fra.europa.eu/en/news/2020/respect-older-peoples-rights-when-exiting-covid-19-pandemic
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
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Articles, World, Organizations, Global health, Pandemic, Fundamental Rights Agency, European Union
Summary
Key Points: 
  • The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) looks at how the pandemic affected the rights of older people.
  • Only then, will older people be able to regain their lives in dignity and respect.
  • FRAs third Coronavirus pandemic in the EU: fundamental rights implications looks at the measures EUMember States took to address the pandemic between 1 May 31 May 2020.
  • While governments aim to protect the most vulnerable in our societies, some COVID-19 measures raise concerns about the rights of older people:

    EU countries need better data to understand how the pandemic affected older people to help them make evidence-based decisions for the future.

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