Working together for a world free from leprosy
Table of discriminatory laws
ILEP has initiated a research project to establish the baseline data relating to the strategy target “zero countries with legislation allowing discrimination on basis of leprosy by 2020.”
The research results show 185 laws in place that discriminate against people affected by leprosy in 38 countries.
Active laws or unknown status: 149
Repealed laws: 24
Amended laws: 8
Laws under review: 4
See below for a summary on the status of discriminatory laws in each of the identified countries.
| Country | Active laws or status unknown | Repealed laws | Amended laws | Laws under review |
| Armenia | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Australia | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Bahamas | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bangladesh | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Barbados | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Belgium | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Colombia | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Dominica | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Egypt | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| Ethiopia | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Hawaii | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Hungary | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| India | 119 | 6 | 4 | N/A |
| Jamaica | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A |
| Japan | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Korea | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Malaysia | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mali | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Malta | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A |
| Myanmar | 1 | 3 | N/A | N/A |
| Namibia | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nepal | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| New Guinea | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Niger | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Norway | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Pakistan | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Pakistan | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Philippines | N/A | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Senegal | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Singapore | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Sri Lanka | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Thailand | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| UK | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| USA | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The full table can be viewed and downloaded here
