Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 43

Párrafo
Paragraph text
The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights stipulates that "the aged and the disabled shall also have the right to special measures of protection in keeping with their physical or moral needs" (art. 18). The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) recognizes the particular vulnerability of older women and requests States to take a number of measures "commensurate with their physical, economic and social needs as well as their access to employment and professional training" and "ensure the right of elderly women to freedom from violence, including sexual abuse" (art. 22).
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Tipo de documento
Special Procedures' report
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Health
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Personas afectadas
  • Older persons
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Año
2010
Tipo de párrafo
Other
Paragraph number
43