Online Webinar: Advancing a UN Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons

Thank you for your interest in participating in the Australian Human Rights Commission and Rights of Older Persons Australia (ROPA) network webinar ‘Advancing a UN Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons’.  

About this event

The Australian Human Rights Commission, in collaboration with the Rights of Older Persons Australia (ROPA) network, is convening an online webinar on the development of a UN Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons. 

This online webinar will open with an in‑conversation session featuring the Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Rosemary Kayess, and the Age Discrimination Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM. 

This event has been kindly sponsored by the team at The Social Deck.

What we’ll cover 

• The current state of the human rights of older persons in Australia, including existing protections and key issues 

• What difference a new binding international instrument dedicated to the human rights of older persons could make for people in Australia 

• Progress to date towards the development of a United Nations Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons  

• What you can do to support the human rights of older persons and contribute to the development of a new UN convention 

Date and time: Tuesday 3 June 2026, 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm (AEST)

Location: Online 

Contact 

For questions about the event, accessibility, or privacy, please contact: Age.DiscriminationCommissioner@Humanrights.gov.au