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Bangladeshi activists have welcomed the abolition of a century-old act which confined leprosy patients to state-run institutions.
The 1898 Lepers Act was passed at a time the authorities believed leprosy was highly contagious. Officials now say the law contravenes human rights.
Correspondents say lepers currently face arrest and a fine if they venture out of their care centres.
Government estimates suggest Bangladesh has about 40,000 leprosy patients.
Bangladesh scraps leprosy stigma act
Seeded on Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:51 PM EST
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