About 86% of senior citizens are unaware of their human rights and only 68.8% have access to necessary medicines and healthcare, says a recent study.
The study, released on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, was conducted by Agewell Foundation on 5,000 senior citizens across India.
According to the report, human rights of the elderly people are violated because of the "popularity of nuclear and small families, lack of intergenerational interaction, and non-existence of an inclusive social security system".
The report also stated that, the most common problems faced by the elderly such as inaccessibility to medicine, loss of respect in the family, security, depression, marginalisation and disregard.
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