Elder Abuse & Men's Rights Issues

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2006-06-15 11:58

Anonymous User writes "Today (15th June), the First Elder Abuse Awareness Day is being observed. I think this is related to men's rights because it clearly shows that DV is NOT a gender issue. Here (.pdf file) is a World Health Organization fact sheet (prepared in 2002) which clearly states 'elder men are at risk of abuse in about the same proportion as elder women'."

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