01306nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260003800042653001700080653001100097653001900108653001800127653002200145653001800167100001100185700001200196245004000208300001000248520082400258020001801082       2023                            d  bSpringer International Publishing10aHuman Rights10aStigma10aDiscrimination10aVulnerability10aIntersectionality10aParticipation1 aCruz A1 aDeps PD00aHansen’s Disease and Human Rights  a35-433 a<p>Hansen’s disease has a long history of stigmatization, discrimination, and violation of human rights. Persons affected by Hansen’s disease have been deprived of their civic, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by Hansen’s disease and their family members. These serve as roadmap for healthcare workers to ensure that persons affected by Hansen’s disease enjoy the right to and have access to the highest standards of physical and mental health, on an equal basis with others. In this chapter, the authors present key elements of a human rights-based approach to countering and eliminating stigma and discrimination related to Hansen’s disease.</p>
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