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Employment on passenger vessels of aliens afflicted with certain disabilities, including leprosy, is prohibited.

Persons affected by leprosy, and contacts, who fail to submit to necessary examinations will be fined (up to 100 USD) or imprisoned (up to 180 days) or both.

All known contacts with a person afflicted with Hansen’s disease, including all family connections, by blood or marriage and all persons known to have Hansen’s disease, resident in the Virgin Islands, shall submit to examinations by the Commissioner of Health […]

If one of the parties has leprosy, obstruction of genital canals, or insanity before or during the marriage, the spouse could ask for the marriage’s rescission.

The regulatory authority of midwives having the discretion to prohibit registered midwives suffering from any such scheduled infectious disease from attending women in childbirth.

Medical certificate required for a nurse to certify that she is not suffering from any such disease (as part of her application to register)

Persons affected by communicable diseases, including leprosy, are denied access to private (Cap. 123CA) and public (Cap. 132BR) swimming pools.

Persons affected by communicable diseases, including leprosy, are denied access to commercial bathhouses.

Leprosy is expressly defined as a “Scheduled Infectious Disease” in HK’s main public health legislation. This definition includes diseases such as COVID-19, Anthrax, Chickenpox and Cholera.

Sections 3309-3321; 3328; and 3333 allow for several forms of discrimination on the basis of leprosy. These include requirement to isolate; police enforcement of isolation; destruction of property; closure of schools; specific disposal of corpses; restrictions to enter country.   […]

Compulsory segregation of people affected by leprosy (lists leprosy as a First Schedule disease).

Persons who have reason to believe they are infected with or affected by leprosy must not enter or remain at an establishment from which meat for human consumption is dispatched; a holder of a licence permitting the dispatch of meat […]

Requirement of persons with leprosy to provide a health undertaking in order to obtain visa; undertaking requirements include reporting to the health clinic to which they are referred, placing themselves under the health clinic’s professional supervision, and undergoing any required […]

ILEP coordinated a submission to the 19th Pre-session of the CRPD Committee recommending inclusion in the List of Issues of a set of measures assuring the human rights of persons with disabilities, including persons affected by leprosy, in Pakistan, especially […]

ILEP’s statement welcomed the report and gave ILEP’s own perspective on the achievements of the mandate during the past six years. It also highlighted the long list of remaining challenges and the related recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur, and […]

The ILEP CEO proposed six ways in which ILEP members and other NGOs can contribute to the goal of zero leprosy-related stigma and discrimination. He also suggested reasons why States are slow to repeal and amend discriminatory laws.

ILEP supported a constituency statement urging Member States to champion health equity for persons with disabilities, and ensure accessibility of person-centred primary health care close to where people live and reaching the furthest behind first.

ILEP outlined how it works towards zero leprosy, specifically referring to the conclusions and recommendations from the first Vatican symposium in 2016

At the opening plenary of the Congress, ILEP used the four collaborative projects agreed by Members in June 2022 as a framework to describe ILEP’s emerging priorities and what these priorities say about the role of ILEP in the coming […]

ILEP outlined its current strategies in connection with the main themes of the WHO NTDs Roadmap and urged the inclusion of leprosy among NTDs that are the subject of current WHO studies regarding the effects of the Covid pandemic

ILEP urged repeal of the discriminatory marriage law, with reference to Nepal’s obligations under the CRPD Convention and other relevant factors

ILEP supported the Special Rapporteur’s report and recommendations related to the right of people affected by leprosy to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

Responding to prepared questions, ILEP expressed its view on the advantages and disadvantages of the new Skin NTDs Framework in relation to leprosy

ILEP joined several hundred organisations in making a set of commitments, about what ILEP will do in the next 3-4 years towards disability inclusion, including the meaningful engagement of organisations representing persons affected by leprosy.

ILEP partnered with The Leprosy Mission Timor Leste and five local organisations or coalitions of persons with disabilities in this submission to the 40th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review, with recommendations to uphold and protect the rights of persons […]

ILEP’s statement welcomed the report and recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur and emphasised the need for a whole-government approach to ending discrimination in healthcare, education and employment.

At a side event, ILEP proposed a set of interlocking approaches through which NGOs can work with governments to promote livelihoods and the financial independence of people affected by leprosy so that they are not even more left behind.

ILEP partnered with The Leprosy Mission PNG and two local coalitions of persons with disabilities in this submission to the 39th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review, with recommendations to uphold and protect the rights of persons affected by leprosy and […]

This submission drew the Committee’s attention to leprosy-specific issues related to the right to work and commented on the draft General Comment from a leprosy perspective. It urged the Committee to explicitly reference leprosy in its final draft.

This statement summarised the results of a survey of organisations of persons affected by leprosy about the impact of the pandemic and drew particular attention to intersectionality, where vulnerability caused by leprosy worsens, and is made worse by, other vulnerabilities.

Re-enactment of legislation, in line with Bangladesh’s CRPD obligations, to ensure establishment and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. It also provides for the establishment of national and local committees to formulate and implement policies and guidelines to […]

ILEP summarised key concerns around COVID-19 and urged WHO and Ministries to work with leprosy program managers on safe and effective transition to the ‘new normal’ and innovative approaches to the continuum of care during ongoing pandemic.

ILEP and one of its member associations supported this submission written by the National Association of Persons Affected by Leprosy in Sierra Leone to the 38th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review, with recommendations to address issues related to stigma […]

ILEP partnered in this submission by three of its member associations and two organisations of persons affected by leprosy to the 38th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review, with recommendations to prevent ongoing social exclusion and provide adequate care to […]

ILEP summarised key concerns around COVID-19 and urged WHO and Ministries to work with leprosy program managers on safe and effective transition to the ‘new normal’ and innovative approaches to the continuum of care during ongoing pandemic.

ILEP supported the framework for inclusion recommended in the presentation of Alice Cruz to the Human Rights Council and urged renewal of her mandate as Special Rapporteur.

ILEP supported this submission by 14 organisations in Indonesia to the  78th pre-session of the CEDAW Committee. It proposes a series of government actions to promote the rights of women affected by leprosy in Indonesia within the CEDAW framework.

ILEP supported this submission by one of its member associations and a civil society organisation in Myanmar to the 37th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review, containing recommendations to prevent ongoing social exclusion and boost the inclusion of persons affected […]

ILEP partnered in this submission to the 37th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of recommendations to prevent ongoing social exclusion and stigmatisation of persons affected by leprosy in Nepal.

The government has issued guidelines on implementation of National Leprosy Control Program to ensure persons affected by leprosy enjoy equal rights with others regarding e.g. the right to work and education, establishing a family and public transport. However, it is […]