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III. Follow-up to resolution 72/144: measures to enhance the
promotion and protection of the human rights and dignity
of older persons: best practices, lessons learned, possible
content for a multilateral legal instrument and
identification of areas and issues where further protection
and action are needed

24. The Working Group considered item 6 of the agenda at its 3rd to 6th meetings
on 24 and 25 July.

Panel discussion on autonomy and independence
25. At its 3rd meeting, on 24 July, the Working Group held a panel discussion on
autonomy and independence. Presentations were made by the following panellists:
Matthias von Schwanenflügel, Head of the Directorate General for Demographic
Change, Senior Citizens and Social Welfare, Federal Ministr y of Family Affairs,
Senior Citizens, Women and Youth of Germany; Florence Simbiri -Jaoko, Special
Envoy of the Global Alliance for National Human Rights Institutions; and Rosita
Kornfeld-Matte, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by old
er persons.
26. The Working Group then held an interactive discussion, during which the
panellists responded to the comments and questions posed by the representatives of
the European Union, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United
States, Slovenia, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Statements were also
made by the representatives of the United Nations Development Programme and
the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Statements were
also made by the representatives of the following national human rights
institutions: Office of the Ombudsman of Croatia and German Human Rights
Association. Statements were also made by the representatives of the following
NGOs: American Bar Association; National Old Folks of Liberia; International
Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse; Janaseva Foundation; and Older
Women ’s Network Europe.
27. At its 4th meeting, on 24 July, the Working Group held a panel discussion on
autonomy and independence. Presentations were made by the followin g panellists:
Craig Mokhiber, Director of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights (OHCHR) in New York and Deputy to the Assistant Secretary -
General for Human Rights; Güher Can Vural, Assistant Expert at the General
Directorate o f Services for Persons with Disabilities and Elderly People, Ministry
of Family and Social Affairs of Turkey; and Urantsooj Gombosuren, Chair of the
Centre for Human Rights and Development of Mongolia.
28. The Working Group then held an interactive discussion, during which the
panellists responded to the comments and questions posed by the representatives of
Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador, Malaysia and Costa Rica. Statements were also
made by the representative of the Office of the Ombudsman of the Nation al
Human Rights Institute of Portugal and by representatives of the following NGOs:
Nsindagiza Organization; Centre for Gerontological Studies; International
Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing; American Association of
Retired Persons; HelpAge Cambodia; HelpAge International; National Association
of Community Legal Centres; AGE Platform Europe; Human Rights Watch;
Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry; International
Longevity Center; German National Association of Senior Citizens Organizations;
Gray Panthers; International Federation of Associations of the Elderly; Inclusion