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Posted on 24/08/2011 by
An amendment to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act of 2000 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 19th August 2011, which will stop the practice of separating children with diseases from other occupants of juvenile homes.
Categories: India
Posted on 22/08/2011 by
Some persons with impairments due to leprosy in Tamil Nadu are being denied the disability pension by the State Government, which is currently authorising payment of such pensions only to those who meet the eligibility criteria of an old law, although there is a more recent act whose eligibility criteria encompasses more persons.
Categories: India
Posted on 15/07/2011 by
The 2011 Wellesley Bailey Award winners attended a presentation dinner at the International Assembly of ILEP Member The Leprosy Mission International in Chiang Mai, Thailand, at the end of May 2011. David Parry, Chair of The Leprosy Mission International told the guests that Wellesley Bailey Awards are given to people who have faced significant challenges in their lives from the consequences of leprosy, and have made significant contributions to their community and society.
Posted on 29/06/2011 by
Dignity Regained: Cambodia, is a collection of personal narratives of persons affected by leprosy that has been published this year in both Khmer and English.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Cambodia, China, Europe, Ghana, India, Middle East, Myanmar, News and Notes
Posted on 05/04/2011 by
Almost four weeks’ since the earthquake and tsunami struck north eastern Japan, the Sumanahalli Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore, Karnataka, has started an official campaign to raise funds for those affected by these two natural disasters that killed thousands and wiped out hundreds of towns and villages.
Categories: India, Japan, News and Notes