{"id":3241,"date":"2026-07-13T13:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3241"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:19:13","slug":"interactive-dialogue-with-the-special-rapporteur-on-leprosy-hansens-disease","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news\/interactive-dialogue-with-the-special-rapporteur-on-leprosy-hansens-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur  on Leprosy (Hansen\u2019s disease)"},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3241","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-news","news_tags-breaking","news_tags-news","news_tags-publications","news_tags-statements"],"acf":{"hidden_news":"no","evidence":"yes","focus_on":"yes","breaking":"yes","news_cover":{"id":3256,"url":"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/57c6c6d6-5a60-41f7-b064-dd4628b48dd7.jpeg"},"cover_image_copyrighted":false,"news_content":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">On 19 June 2026, the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen&#8217;s disease) presented her report to the Council, focusing on the five pillars of transitional justice for affected communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The Main Representative of the Sovereign Order of Malta\u2019s Leprosy, Mr Herv\u00e9 Arot delivered a <a href=\"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/Statement-HCR-62d-session-ID-with-Special-rapporteur.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on behalf of the Sovereign Order of Malta&#8217;s CIOMAL Foundation, fully endorsing the Special Rapporteur&#8217;s recommendations and expressing appreciation for the mandate&#8217;s work. He shared two accounts illustrating the duty to remember: the former leprosy colony of Traeng in Cambodia, today a living place of remembrance inhabited by survivors and their descendants, and the former settlement of K\u00e1-H\u00f3 in Macau, commemorating 48 years of work by Salesian Father Gaetano Nicosia in restoring the dignity of affected families. The statement concluded by identifying two critical actions for transitional justice: supporting organizations of persons affected by leprosy, and caring for the education of survivors&#8217; children<\/p>\n","news_gallery":"no"},"news_categories":[{"id":10,"name":"News","slug":"news","description":"","link":"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news-categories\/news\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3266,"href":"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3241\/revisions\/3266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionge.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}