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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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) |
| Repository: | Cadernos Ibero-Americanos de Direito Sanitário (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.cadernos.prodisa.fiocruz.br:article/1281 |
| Online Access: | https://www.cadernos.prodisa.fiocruz.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/1281 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Hanseníase Direitos Humanos Compensação e Reparação Direito Sanitário Leprosy Human Rights Compensation and Reparation Health Law Lepra Derechos Humanos Compensación y Reparación Derecho Sanitario |
| Summary: | 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 |
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