​Portuguese version Brasilia, May 14th of 2019 I conclude today my first official visit to Brazil as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected...

Portuguese First official visit by UN leprosy expert since creation of mandate Nearly 27,000 new cases reported in Brazil in 2017, up from previous year Health care, employment and education concerns...

Portuguese GENEVA (3 May 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members will make her first...

3 July 2003 Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand Ramcharan met on 2 July with the Nippon Foundation to discuss the problem of discrimination against people with leprosy...