The Possible Reparation: Respect for the Human Rights of People with Leprosy

Leprosy is one of the oldest known illnesses, with records dating back to antiquity. Over time, people with the disease have been stripped of their human rights through policies of isolation, exclusion and even eugenic policies, separating their children from their mothers and fathers who are carrie...

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Autores: Montagner, Maria Inez, Alves, Sandra Mara Campos, Okuda, Wakana, Delduque, Maria Célia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Repositorio:Cadernos Ibero-Americanos de Direito Sanitário (Online)
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.cadernos.prodisa.fiocruz.br:article/1281
Acceso en línea:https://www.cadernos.prodisa.fiocruz.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/1281
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hanseníase
Direitos Humanos
Compensação e Reparação
Direito Sanitário
Leprosy
Human Rights
Compensation and Reparation
Health Law
Lepra
Derechos Humanos
Compensación y Reparación
Derecho Sanitario
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Sumario:Leprosy is one of the oldest known illnesses, with records dating back to antiquity. Over time, people with the disease have been stripped of their human rights through policies of isolation, exclusion and even eugenic policies, separating their children from their mothers and fathers who are carriers. The challenge today is the promotion, by Nations that have experienced the disease in their history, of promoting policies aimed at preventing abuses and affronts to human rights and repairing, including with compensation, the evils suffered during historical apartheid.  Submission: 09/12/24| Review: 09/12/24| Approval: 09/12/24