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Eliminate leprosy-related discrimination, prejudice and stigma to ...

Leprosy-related discrimination, stigma and prejudice are the most powerful barriers to ending leprosy for good, especially given the disease ...

Special Rapporteur on discrimination against persons with leprosy ...

At its 35th session in June 2017, the Human Rights Council established the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against ...

Stigma and discrimination prevent early diagnosis and treatment of ...

In order to address stigma and discrimination around leprosy, PAHO has been supporting countries of the Americas in the implementation of the ...

Global appeal 2024 to end stigma and discrimination against ...

The Global Appeal 2024 to End Stigma and Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy will be launched at WHO headquarters in Geneva, ...

Leprosy | OHCHR

It also requested the Committee to examine the report and to formulate a draft set of principles and guidelines to eliminate discrimination against persons ...

Initiatives to address leprosy as a human rights issue through ... - NCBI

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) first adopted a resolution on “Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy ...

Steps towards eliminating Hansen's disease stigma - PMC - NCBI

... discriminatory-laws/. 6. United Nations . Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members ...

Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy ...

UN. Human Rights Council. Advisory Committee · Principles and Guidelines for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and Their ...

5 types of discriminatory laws that punish you for having leprosy

5 types of discriminatory laws that punish you for having leprosy ... Across the world there are more than 100 laws that discriminate against people who have ...

Curing the stigma of leprosy

Stigma causes problems for treatment of leprosy. Often, to prevent discrimination, patients try to hide their disease by not immediately seeking medical help on ...

Eliminate Discrimination|Hansen's Disease/Leprosy Program

Even today, stigma and discrimination based on leprosy continue to marginalize people and deny them opportunities for education, marriage and employment.

Eliminating discrimination

Eliminating discrimination · Promoting the centrality of persons affected by leprosy in all decision-making about leprosy-related policy · Supporting ...

Hopes of fresh momentum in fight against leprosy, but stigmatization ...

“We should learn from the history of leprosy. To better fight against an epidemic or a pandemic, we must eliminate discrimination and double ...

Japanese Initiative in the Efforts to Eliminate Discrimination against ...

The Government of Japan is taking the initiative in the efforts to eliminate discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family ...

Ms. Alice Cruz, UN Special Rapporteur on the elimination of ...

There are not many reports of discriminatory laws in force in the Americas, but there are several reports of institutionalized discrimination at the ...

NLEP-guidelines on reduction of stigma and discrimination against ...

Even after segregation, the societies and the Governments made discrimination to the persons affected by leprosy. A number of such discriminatory laws were ...

Fighting stigma and advocating for change - The Leprosy Mission

Towards our goal of zero leprosy discrimination, we work to end the stigma associated with the disease, so people affected by leprosy are understood, respected ...

Leprosy Stigma - News-Medical

The outcome of this stigmatizing process takes the form of discrimination against leprosy patient, accompanied by loss of the prior place and value that they ...

Interfaith Appeal to Eliminate Discrimination | The Nippon Foundation

Encourage states and governments to implement the UN-approved 'Principles and Guidelines' on the elimination of leprosy-related discrimination.

Social Aspects - The Leprosy Mission Trust India

People affected by leprosy also face discrimination before the law in many parts of the world. We have identified 119 civil and criminal laws discriminatory ...