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International; Women Enabled; Seniors Rights Service; and International Network for
the Prevention of Elder Abuse.

Panel discussion on long-term and palliative care
29. At its 5th meeting, on 25 July, the Working Group held a panel discussion on
long-term and palliative care. Presentations were made by the following panellists:
Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all hum an rights by
older persons; Fred Lafeber, Project Leader of the Department of Long -Term Care
in the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands; and Karen Gomez
- Dumpit, Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines.
30. The Working Group then held an interactive discussion, during which the
panellists responded to the comments and questions posed by the representatives of
South Africa, the United Kingdom, Slovenia, Germany, the United States, Costa
Rica, and Argentina, as well as by the observer for the European Union. Statements
were also made by the representatives of the World Health Organization and
Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean. Statements were also
made by the representatives of the following national human rights institutions:
Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland; Office of the Public
Defender of Ecuador; Office of the Public Defender of Georgia; and Office of the
Ombudsman of Croatia. A statement was also made by the represe ntative of
Human Rights Watch, an NGO.
31. At its 6th meeting, on 25 July, the Working Group held a panel discussion on
autonomy and independence. Presentations were made by the following panellists:
Rio Hada, Team Leader (Economic, Social and Cultural Rig hts), Human Rights
and Economic and Social Issues Section, Development and Economic and Social
Issues Branch (OHCHR); María Soledad Cisternas Reyes, Special Envoy of the
Secretary - General on Disability and Accessibility; and Israel Doron, Israel
Institute Visiting Professor at the School of Social Service Administration,
University of Chicago.
32. The Working Group then held an interactive discussion, during which the
panellists responded to the comments and questions posed by the representatives of
Czechia, El Salvador, Canada and the Dominican Republic. Statements were also
made by representatives of the following NGOs: International Network for the
Prevention of Elder Abuse; International Federation on Ageing; American Bar
Association; Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry;
Associação Nacional dos Membros do Ministério Público de Defesa dos Direitos
dos Idosos e Pessoas com Deficiência; International Association for Hospice and
Palliative Care; Janaseva Foundation; Inclusion Int ernational; International
Longevity Center; American Association of Retired Persons; HelpAge Cambodia;
Nsindagiza Organization; HelpAge International.

Conclusion on the focus areas
33. At its 7th meeting on 26 July, following a statement by the Chair, statements
were made by the representatives of the United Kingdom, Germany, Slovenia,
Canada, Argentina, the United States, Norway, Costa Rica, El Salvador and
Uruguay.
34. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the
following national human rights institutions: National Human Rights Commission
of Nigeria; Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland; and German
Institute for Human Rights. Statements were also made by the representatives of
the following NGOs: Caxton Legal Center Inc. (also on behalf of National
Association of Community Legal Centres and Senior Rights Service); Center for
the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry; Human Rights Watch;
AGE Platform Europe; International Association of Gerontolo gy and Geriatrics
(also on behalf of