Elder Rights
Costa Rica: Candidate for Congress Victim of Abuse for Being an Older Adult (January 11, 2010)
(Article in Spanish)
Jose Joaquin Vargas was going to his usual medical checkup when he entered the bus and showed his senior citizen identification. The bus driver seemed bothered by Mr. Vargas and called him a "lazy old man." At age 72, Vargas is one of the candidates for Congress in Costa Rica, and is tired of being treated as an inferior person just because he's old. "With the support of my fellow senior citizens we will have a voice in the Assembly and a chance to defend our rights as Costa Rican citizens," he proclaimed in a recent speech. His campaign's priority is raising awareness about the rights of older persons.
Costa Rica: Candidate for Congress Victim of Abuse for Being an Older Adult (January 11, 2010)
(Article in Spanish)
Jose Joaquin Vargas was going to his usual medical checkup when he entered the bus and showed his senior citizen identification. The bus driver seemed bothered by Mr. Vargas and called him a "lazy old man." At age 72, Vargas is one of the candidates for Congress in Costa Rica, and is tired of being treated as an inferior person just because he's old. "With the support of my fellow senior citizens we will have a voice in the Assembly and a chance to defend our rights as Costa Rican citizens," he proclaimed in a recent speech. His campaign's priority is raising awareness about the rights of older persons.
SOURCE: Global Aging.Org
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