April 16, 2021 10:50AM EDT | Statement Submission to the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons on the human rights of older women This submission is based on Human Rights Watch research on human rights issues impacting older women,[1] including domestic violence, abuse, and neglect in residential institutions for older people, abuses during armed conflict, and health disparities. Violence against Older Women Older women may be at heightened risk of domestic violence, by partners, adult children, or other family with whom they li...