Northerner, adventurer, feminist, green. She/her. Work in human rights.
Leeds, England
Joined January 2012
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On 25th July my sister and I will trek 26 miles with @alzheimerssoc in support of everyone affected by dementia. An activity I love in one of my favourite places in the world for an incredibly important cause. And with a brilliant hiking buddy! #Trek26
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Silvia from Portugal joins the #AgeWithRights #GlobalRally2026 and calls for everyone to become activists and participate in the drafting of the new UN convention!
#EqualVoicesEqualRights
Watch the full message here: youtu.be/3oUnQu17kkM
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🗣️Belén Martínez, responsable de incidencia y formación de @HelpAgeEspana, animó a participar en la Convención a través del proyecto Global Rally, de @GAROP_Sec. 🗣️Manuel Veguín, consejero internacional del #Imserso, explicó los siguientes pasos en los que España estará presente.
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Message from Sailesh Mishra for Age With Rights Global Rally 2026 youtu.be/VY06CtYnGxU?si=GwBF… via @YouTube
#AgeWithRights #GlobalRally2026 #SilverInnings #SaileshMishra #Ageing #Aging
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@GAROP_Sec @UN4Ageing @UN @UNFPAIndia @IIPSMumbai @UNDecadeAgeing
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🗣️“Tengo la convicción de que una futura Convención de Derechos de las Personas Mayores será un motor para la transformación de la mirada social hacia ellas”. @rosa_mr_, secretaria de Estado de Derechos Sociales, inaugura la jornada organizada por el #Imserso y @HelpAgeEspana 🧵
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JOIN Panel Discussion on #humanrights in older persons with #dementia on 10th February
REGISTER for FREE here👇🏼
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@GAROP_Sec @AlzDisInt @UN4Ageing
ALT The Human Rights Principles for Dementia Person
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Kalpana Nepal Acharya, Head of #NHRC, Jumla district, called for meaningful participation of #olderpeople in the drafting process from the beginning, so that their voices & experiences help shape the convention. #GlobalRally2026 #IGWG #AgewithRights
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@Servimedia organiza el próximo jueves 19 de febrero a las 11:00h el diálogo “Los derechos de las personas mayores: hacia una convención de la ONU” en colaboración con la Plataforma de Mayores y Pensionistas.
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📢 Millones de personas #mayores en todo el mundo ven vulnerados sus #derechos 📷Nos unimos a la campaña #EnvejecerConDerechos impulsada por
@GAROP_Sec
para que el #envejecimiento sea una etapa protegida por derechos, no marcada por la discriminación
📢 Millones de personas #mayores en todo el mundo ven vulnerados sus #derechos
👴Nos unimos a la campaña #EnvejecerConDerechos impulsada por @GAROP_Sec para que el #envejecimiento sea una etapa protegida por derechos, no marcada por la discriminación
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"Ageing with rights means that in every home, hospital and public space, an older adult's voice, dignity, safety and participation are non-negotiable" says Sally George of Yohans Vimukthy International/ILAGA for the #AgeWIthRights #GlobalRally2026
📽️youtu.be/bVjZ95kZzR4
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"As representatives of civil society and NGOs of and for older people we are demanding that our voices will be heard. We expect to contribute in a significant way to the drafting of the text" says Heidrun of BAGSO, Germany
#AgeWithRights #GlobalRally2026
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Our #AgeWithRights #GlobalRally2026 week closes today. We will continue to post photos and videos in the run-up to the #IGWG meeting on 18-20th Feb.
Huge thanks to all who mobilised and supported our call for #EqualVoicesEqualRights in the negotiation of the new UN convention!
ALT Photo shows a group of people with KARIKA NGO outdoors in Kenya standing around a campaign banner.
ALT Photo shows a group of people from Gharonda NGO indoors in India gathered around a campaign banner.
ALT Photo shows a group of people at a Red Colombiana event standing together for a photo in a conference hall in Colombia.
ALT Photo shows a group of older people at an Aging Nepal event sitting outside with an older woman smiling and reaching for a microphone.
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"We call for older people to be at the heart of the drafting and negotiating of a UN convention. This meaningful participation is essential to ensure the convention is ambitious and effective" says Dr. Asha Vijai Rao of India for the #GlobalRally2026
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#EnvejecerConDerechos
🌐 Únete a la Campaña Envejecer con Derechos @GAROP_Sec
rightsofolderpeople.org/age-… #DerechosHumanos
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"In Spain, we are going to build participatory instruments in which the voice of older persons is present from the very beginning" says Mayte Sancho Castiello for the #GlobalRally2026
Thank you @Imserso for your commitment to #EqualVoicesEqualRights !
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¡Es un mensaje estupendo, gracias por participar!
HelpAge España se suma al #GlobalRally2026 (1–7 feb) por los derechos de las personas mayores.
@GAROP_Sec impulsa el proceso hacia una convención ONU. «Voces iguales, derechos iguales».
En feb, Ginebra, primera reunión.
#AgeWithRights
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"Above all we call for the meaningful participation of older persons themselves. Nothing about older persons should ever be decided without them"
Thank you to Ambassador Pipan of @SLOtoUNGeneva for this strong commitment to #EqualVoicesEqualRights!
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"Older women remain among the least visible when it comes to rights and access to justice...A convention shaped with older people and not just for them will be stronger, fairer and more grounded in reality" says Renata of @SoroptiTweet #GlobalRally2026
youtu.be/8qS7WsVsslU
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Desde cada región de Colombia llegaron aportes para la Declaración Propuesta rumbo a la Convención de la ONU.
La diversidad enriquece cada palabra. 🌱🇨🇴
#ParticipaciónNacional #VocesQueImportan #GlobalRally2026 #ColombiaApoyaLaConvención
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Las personas mayores se están movilizando en Colombia esta semana para la campaña mundial. ¡Enhorabuena por este increíble evento! #GlobalRally2026 #AgeWithRights #EqualVoicesEqualRights
Desde cada región de Colombia llegaron aportes para la Declaración Propuesta rumbo a la Convención de la ONU.
La diversidad enriquece cada palabra. 🌱🇨🇴
#ParticipaciónNacional #VocesQueImportan #GlobalRally2026 #ColombiaApoyaLaConvención