UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Leprosy Discrimination

Leprosy Mailing List – February 22^nd, 2011

Ref.:   UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Leprosy Discrimination

From: Soutar D., London , UK

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http://www.ilep.org.uk/fileadmin/uploads/Documents/UN_Publications/UNElimDiscrimResolutionandGuidelinesWeb.pdf

Dear Salvatore,

I would be grateful if you can post this attachment and link on the Leprosy Mailing List. 

I think we are very fortunate in the leprosy world to have a resolution and set of Principles and Guidelines relating only to leprosy endorsed by a UN General Assembly (21^st December 2010).

Professor Shigeki Sakamoto of the UN Human Rights Advisory Committee has expressed his appreciation of the key role played by ILEP in helping him revise the original draft of the Principles and Guidelines and ILEP in turn welcomes this landmark decision by the UN General Assembly.  The challenge to us all now is to ensure these are translated into practical action.  I would strongly encourage translation of the Principles and Guidelines into local languages so that they can be disseminated as widely as possible and provide a practical tool for ensuring that the rights of people affected by leprosy and their families are promoted and upheld.

With  best regards.

Douglas Soutar

Douglas Soutar
General Secretary
International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations
Tel: 44 (0) 207 602 69 25 – Fax:  44 (0) 207 371 16 21 – Website: www.ilep.org.uk
E-mail: doug.soutar(at)ilep.org.uk