Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Photo taken June 28, 2019, shows the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan. Later in the day, the court ordered the state to pay damages to family members of leprosy patients for discrimination suffered under the government's segregation policy, the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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