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Austerity: when rights are at threat and risks of abuse hover

Is there a link between austerity policies and an increase in the prevalence of elder abuse?
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Financial abuse is abuse!

Just as we tend to forget about psychological violence and abuse, we tend to underestimate financial
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Combating elder abuse requires to promote older people’s human rights

To protect older people from poor treatment and practices, and to empower them to speak up,
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Preventing elder abuse: educational resources from collaborative projects

Ageism is increasingly recognised as a root cause for elder abuse. Because of this ageist lens,
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Older women: the right to be free from violence

Violence against older women is a severe human rights abuse. It is one of the worst
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Telefono Anziani Maltrattati: an Italian helpline for victims of elder abuse

When speaking of dependent older people, isolation and – most of all – poor quality care
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Addressing intimate partner abuse: are we ageist?

Several years ago, Liat Ayalon’s student, Ms. Rachely Yechezkel, became increasingly interested in a specific aspect of
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Looking at the ethnic and religious minorities of Europe: they’re ageing too!

Frequently the “migrant” factor is forgotten in discussions on Europe’s ageing population, despite the fact that
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‘Take your money, get out of Denmark and don’t come back’

Bashy Quraishy is National Coordinator of ENAR Denmark. In this interview, first published in 2012, he