Political Leaders Must Stop Misusing Leprosy As a Metaphor for Harmful Stereotypes, Says UN Expert
August 16, 2018
August 16, 2018
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 16 -- The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued the following news release:
Politicians must stop misusing the word leprosy to convey harmful stereotypes because its widespread use as a metaphor for all that is loathsome contributes to violations of the human rights of persons affected by leprosy, says a UN expert.
"Within the past two months we have witnessed several such incidents, and just recently there have been two discriminat . . .
Politicians must stop misusing the word leprosy to convey harmful stereotypes because its widespread use as a metaphor for all that is loathsome contributes to violations of the human rights of persons affected by leprosy, says a UN expert.
"Within the past two months we have witnessed several such incidents, and just recently there have been two discriminat . . .