Human rights and leprosy

Leprosy Mailing List, January 22nd, 2009

Ref.: Human rights and leprosy
From: Soutar D., London , UK

Dear Salvatore,
Following the exposure of recent wrong information in a Public health text book, I would like to urgently bring to the attention of readers the outrageous proposal made by the chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission. B. Subashan Reddy, chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Human Commission (APHRC), has called for legislation to prosecute parents with diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV, leprosy and dyslexia should they, knowing that they have the disease, have hildren......
http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/09/stories/2009010956051300.htm

To read of such unacceptable nonsense coming from a respected human rights lawyer is most disturbing and I would urge all right minded persons to do whatever they can to ensure this person is taken to task in the most appropriate manner and forced to retract such ludicrous and abusive proposals.
Regards,

Douglas Soutar
Mr Douglas Soutar
General Secretary
International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations
doug.soutar at ilep.org.uk
http://www.ilep.org.uk/
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7602 6925