Claudia Mahler
{{Short description|Austrian academic}}
Claudia Mahler (born 1969) is an Austrian academic who became the second UN Independent Expert on the human rights of older persons at the United Nations Human Rights Council.{{Cite web|last=Developer)|first=Md Ashequl Morsalin Ibne Kamal(Team Leader){{!}} Niloy Saha(Sr Web Developer){{!}} Shohana Afroz(Web Developer){{!}} Jobayer Hossain(Web|title=Violence, neglect increase for older persons during lockdown: UN expert|url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/violence-neglect-increase-for-older-persons-during-lockdown-un-expert/73851|access-date=2021-09-22|website=unb.com.bd|language=English}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-15|title=Africa: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202006150590.html|access-date=2021-09-22|website=allAfrica.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=OHCHR {{!}} Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons|url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/issues/olderpersons/ie/pages/ieolderpersons.aspx|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.ohchr.org}} Dr. Mahler assumed her role as Independent Expert in May 2020. She is also a senior researcher in the field of economic, social and cultural rights for the German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR) since 2010. She was also a visiting professor at the Alice Salomon Hochschule in 2020–2021.{{Cite web |date=1 June 2020 |title=Ms. Claudia Mahler, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/ie-older-persons/ms-claudia-mahler-independent-expert-enjoyment-all-human-rights-older-persons |access-date=27 September 2023 |website=www.ohchr.org |publisher=United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights}}
Career
Mahler completed her doctoral degree in 2000. Same year, she was appointed Vice President of the Human Rights Commission for Tyrol and Vorarlberg and later became a consultant to OHCHR in Geneva and taught human rights law rising to the position of a visiting professor at the Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin.{{Cite web|last=GAROP|title=GAROP welcomes appointment of Claudia Mahler as the new Independent Expert on older people's rights|url=https://rightsofolderpeople.org/garop-welcomes-appointment-of-claudia-mahler-as-the-new-independent-expert-on-the-enjoyment-of-all-human-rights-by-older-persons/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=The Global Alliance|language=en-GB}} From 2001 to 2009, Mahler conducted research at the Human Rights Centre of the University of Potsdam and was a senior researcher at the German Institute for Human Rights from 2010.{{Cite web|title=Permanent Mission to the United Nations {{!}} Interactive dialogue with independent expert on Enjoying All Human Rights of Old People, Ms. Claudia Mahler|url=https://enaun.cancilleria.gob.ar/en/interactive-dialogue-independent-expert-enjoying-all-human-rights-old-people-ms-claudia-mahler|access-date=2021-09-22|website=enaun.cancilleria.gob.ar}} She was appointed as an independent expert to the United Nations Human Rights Council in May 2020.{{Cite web|title=Change Makers: The Human Rights of Older Persons in Aged Care|url=https://www.monash.edu/law/events/archive/change-makers-the-human-rights-of-older-persons-in-aged-care|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Faculty of Law|language=en}} She succeeded Rosa Kornfeld-Matte of Chile who was the first person to deliver this role from 2014.{{Cite web|title=UN Human Rights Council appoints new Independent Expert on the Rights of Older Persons {{!}} AGE Platform|url=https://www.age-platform.eu/policy-work/news/un-human-rights-council-appoints-new-independent-expert-rights-older-persons|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.age-platform.eu}} In 2024, Mahler is running for the election of the European Ombudsman.{{Cite web|title=My commissioner is a consultant|url=https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/politico-eu-influence/my-commissioner-is-a-consultant/|access-date=2024-09-20|website=www.politico.eu}}
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Category:Austrian women activists
Category:Austrian human rights activists
Category:Women human rights activists