In the 21st century, the world has turned into a global village along with the pace of development. Today, the citizens of one country come forward to extend their feasible support to the citizens of another country in order to minimize the harrowing situation emerged through the natural catastrophe. In this regard, the government of the concerned country ought to be ever ready to involve itself for the citizens’ rights and liberties that ensure the arrangement of citizens’ prosperous life. Needless to say, since there doesn’t exist any frontier for human rights and humanity, the voice from one country is being raised against the exploitation and repression perpetuated in another country ensuing in the progress in the outlook of universal fraternity.
Therefore, it is quite observable that this pleasant status of globalization has the impact on the life style of the people and social norms and values. Similarly, the advent of new culture often supersedes the norms and values of old culture causing them to fade away eventually. The followers of old culture, therefore, find it difficult to adapt in the new culture. Having the cleavage emerged between the new and old generations, therefore, there has been fraction in the family structure resulting in the rapid growth of nuclear families. Subsequently, the elderly people are compelled to lead abandoned and lonely life due to the misunderstanding in the family. Sadly enough, they may even land up at the geriatric home seeking for shelter. The senior citizens Act, 2006 has determined the age limit up to 60 years for a person to be recognized as a senior citizen. The state provides @ RS 500/- per month to the senior citizens as social security allowance but this hasn’t soothed and secured the life standard of the citizens. Various forms of incidents including the incidents of ill treatment are taking place sporadically in daily life. The senior citizens have been the victims of ill treatment of their own offspring appeared as property claimants and others. The de-facto situation is such that the Government doesn’t have the reliable data with regard to the abuse perpetuated on the senior citizens. Therefore, it is high time that the Government and other concerned stakeholders took appropriate steps in order to prevent such type of abuse perpetuated on the senior citizens on the ground of property and other reasons. At times, the attention of the Government and all the Nepalese is drawn to the detailed news on incidents of abuse perpetuated on the senior citizens published in some national dailies. It is, therefore, necessary that the rights of senior citizens should be incorporated within the fundamental rights provisioned in the proposed Constitution. Likewise, it is necessary that the deficiency with regard to senior citizens Act 2006, Regulations 2008 and senior citizens social security procedures 2009 must be necessarily amended with due arrangement. The Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007 has mandated the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal (NHRC) for the protection and promotion of human rights. The Commission has been executing all the mandated activities by remaining within the periphery of its jurisdiction. It has been carrying out the promotional activities with regard to the rights of senior citizens and also sending in the recommendations by conducting monitoring and investigation on the incidents of the ill treatment perpetuated on the senior citizens.
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GCN, NHRC/UNDP
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Progress Report
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Keywords:
SENIOR CITIZENS, VICTIMS, GENDER OF ABUSER, MEANS OF ABUSE, QUALITY OF PRESS REPORTING, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, HEALTH CONDITION, FAMILY TYPE, LIVING ARRANGEMENT, SCREENING OF INFORMATION, AWARNESS BUILDING, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ELDER WOMEN, SUSTAINABLE MANNER, AGEING PERSONS, ABUSE AND NEGLET, PHYSICAL ABUSE, CARE OF AGEING PERSONS, CONFLICT OF GENERATIONS, DEMOGRAPHIC AGEING, GERIATRICS, INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS, NURSING HOMES, OLD AGE BENEFITS, PENSIONS, RETIREMENT, SOCIAL ISOLATION
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Thematic Group:
UNDP
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Social and Institutional Developoment
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Thesaurus:
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- Political And Legal Questions
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