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Special Rapporteur on discrimination against persons with leprosy (Hansen’s disease) (-)

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Political leaders must stop misusing leprosy as a metaphor for harmful stereotypes, says UN expert

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16 Aug 2018

GENEVA (16 August 2018) – Politicians must stop misusing the word leprosy to convey harmful stereotypes because its widespread use as a metaphor for all that is loathsome contributes to violations of...