Older people in Hackney fired up about their human rights!

 

As part of our Older People and Human Rights project (in partnership with Age UK), we have been running a series of human rights training sessions for groups of older people across the country. Quotes from a recent training session in Hackney show the difference that human rights are making:

 

"When you mention human rights, it changes the atmosphere. Suddenly you are evoking a set of rights that they are banking on the fact you know nothing about! They take you more seriously."

 

"This human rights course really thrills me!"

 

"When something comes up on the Older People’s Forum that I think is a human rights issue, I bring it up! This course is great!"

 

"We are still in the process of learning- we are HUNGRY for it!"