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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Fw: Ref.: (LML) 62nd session of ONU Human rights Council - Side Event online

Leprosy Mailing List – June 16, 2026

Ref.: (LML) 62nd session of ONU Human rights Council - Side Event online

From: Laila de Laguiche, Curitiba, Brazil

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Dear Pieter,

I hope you are doing well.

May I kindly ask for your support in sharing the invitation below through the Leprosy Mailing List? We would be truly grateful if you could help us disseminate this event among our colleagues. The discussion addresses a topic of great importance to our community—the human rights of persons affected by leprosy—and we believe it will be of broad interest to LML members.

Thank you very much for your continued support of the global leprosy community and for everything you do to keep us connected.

With my warmest regards,

Laila

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of CIOMAL – the Order of Malta's Leprosy Relief Foundation, we are pleased to invite you to attend the side event organized during the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council:

From Segregation to Justice: Addressing Historical and Continuing Human Rights Violations Against Persons Affected by Leprosy

Date: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Time: 12:00–13:00 (Geneva time)
Venue: Room III, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Language: English
Format: Hybrid

This event is organized by CIOMAL – the Order of Malta's Leprosy Relief Foundation, in cooperation with the Permanent Missions of Japan, Brazil, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Morocco, Fiji, Kyrgyzstan and India to the United Nations Office at Geneva.

The event is co-sponsored by: Alliance Against Leprosy (AAL), Anesvad Foundation, Franciscans International, ILEP, Raoul Follereau Foundation, Sasakawa Foundation and Zero Leprosy.

The discussion will explore how States, international organizations and persons affected by leprosy can address the legacy and continuing impacts of leprosy-related discrimination through truth, justice, reparations, memorialization and guarantees of non-recurrence. It follows the Special Rapporteur's latest report on this subject and precedes the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur before the Human Rights Council.

Programme highlights

Moderator
H.E. Ambassador Marie-Thérèse Pictet-Althann
Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Geneva

Special Remarks
H.E. Ambassador Atsuyuki Oike
Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations in Geneva

Panel Discussion

Ms. Beatriz Miranda-Galarza, UN Special Rapporteur on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Persons Affected by Leprosy (Hansen's disease) and their Family Members
Mr. Bernard Duhaime, UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence
Video testimonies from persons affected by leprosy

Closing Remarks
Mr. Bernard de Laguiche
President, CIOMAL – the Order of Malta's Leprosy Relief Foundation

The event will conclude with an interactive Q&A session.

We would be delighted to welcome online.

Webex link:
https://ungeneva-vc.webex.com/ungeneva-vc/j.php?MTID=mc437509f9010f9c3a494c71d463cdd9b

We look forward to your participation.

Kind regards,

CIOMAL – Order of Malta's Leprosy Relief Foundation

Laila de LAGUICHE M.D.

Comité Scientifique et Medical de CIOMAL

laila.delaguiche@ciomal.org