HR groups seek to end discrimination against leprosy

HR groups seek to end discrimination against leprosy

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa (C) and other human rights advocacy group members call for the elimination of discrimination and stigma against Hansen's disease patients in an appeal announced in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan. 27, 2014. Sasakawa is also the Japanese Government Goodwill Ambassador for the Human Rights of People Affected by Leprosy.

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