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Bridget Sleap
Bridget Sleap is a senior researcher on the rights of older people at Human Rights Watch.
Previously, she was a senior rights policy adviser at HelpAge International where she led the organization’s research and advocacy on the rights of older people at the UN and national levels, including on ageism and age discrimination, autonomy and independence, and the rights of older people in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. She also previously worked as a research manager at the University of Bath and on HIV and AIDS related projects at International Family Health and the Panos Institute.
Bridget holds an honors degree in modern world history from the University of Bristol and a master’s in Securing and Understanding Human Rights from the University of London. Bridget has lived and worked in Mozambique, Egypt, and Jordan.
Articles Authored
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February 7, 2024
A Human Rights Guide to the 2024 US Elections
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February 1, 2024
Why a Basic Income Grant Would Benefit Everyone
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December 10, 2023
75 Years since Universal Declaration, UN Still Failing Older People
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November 10, 2023
Older People Not Spared in Hostilities in Israel/Palestine
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June 27, 2023
Imagination Needed to End Loneliness in Older Age
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November 10, 2022
10-Rand Increase Won’t Keep Older People from Going Hungry
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September 19, 2022
‘Chemical Restraints’ Deprive Older People of Liberty
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