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A/HRC/41/47: Stigmatization as dehumanization: wrongful stereotyping and structural violence against women and children affected by leprosy - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Published
16 April 2019
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A/HRC/41/47
Focus
Persons with leprosy
Summary
In her report, prepared in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 35/9, the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members, Alice Cruz, focuses on the situation of women and children affected by leprosy and their family members. She identifies and examines the root causes of their vulnerability to various forms of discrimination and offers recommendations on how to eliminate it.
Issued By:
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members
Delivered To:
the Human Rights Council at its 41st session