Legal Protection of Human Rights of Elderly Persons

Old age is a process which occurs naturally in the human life cycle. It is the decline in the capacity of the performance of the organs of human body. However, they comprise a reservoir of human resource, gifted with knowledge, deep insights and various experiences in many walks of life. They are the senior participants of the family system who aware of better the faith, family history, values and related customary practices. They own better information of the family values and society. The population of the aged has been increasing over the years. With the growing exposure of human towards industrialization in 20th century, the consequential rush towards consumerism has deeply ruptured the intactness of social fabric. Therefore, the elderly persons in the society are made subject to various discriminations, torture and negligence. India has by tradition consists of societies wherein elderly persons are paid utmost respect and regard. These elderly people find a special place for them in our traditions, culture, and scriptures. Unfortunately, India also stands as no exception to the increasing trend of human rights violations against elderly people. Present research paper will have the following objectives: • To study the status of human rights of elderly person in India. • To find out the social, psychological and economic problems being faced by elderly people. • To identify responsible factors for dismal status of elderly human right protection.