Elimination of Discrimination Against Persons Affected by Leprosy and Their Family Members

A/HRC/RES/8/13View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 2008–2020

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/44/6

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2020	A/HRC/RES/44/6	Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members	1,134	87%Compare
2017	A/HRC/RES/35/9	Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members	1,031	51%Compare
2015	A/HRC/RES/29/5	Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members	645	27%Compare
2011	A/RES/65/215	Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members	274	40%Compare
2010	A/HRC/RES/15/10	Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members	319	34%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Anti-Discrimination Measures Conferences Discrimination Guidelines Human Rights Human Rights Education Leprosy Principles Report Preparation

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Affirms that persons affected by leprosy and their family members should be treated as individuals with dignity and are entitled to all basic human rights and fundamental freedoms under customary international law, relevant conventions and national constitutions and laws;

Calls upon Governments to take effective measures to eliminate any type of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members, including awareness-raising;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to include the issue of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members as an important matter in its human rights education and awareness-raising activities;

Also requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to collect information on the measures that Governments have taken to eliminate discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members, and, if extrabudgetary funding is available, to hold a meeting to exchange views among relevant actors, including Governments, observers of the United Nations, relevant United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and programmes, non-governmental organizations, scientists, medical experts as well as representatives of persons affected by leprosy and their family members, and to transmit a report to the Council and the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee;

Requests the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to examine the report referred to in paragraph 4 above, and formulate a draft set of principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members, and to submit it to the Council for its consideration by September 2009;

Decides to consider this issue based on these reports submitted to the Council in September 2009.

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