Global Appeal 2011

To End Stigma and Discrimination Against People Affected by Leprosy

Leprosy is a curable disease, yet it continues to stigmatize.

The corollary of this stigma is discrimination, resulting in limited opportunities and social exclusion.

The stigma associated with leprosy is rooted in myths and misconceptions that deserve no place in today’s world.

With awareness and education, this stigma can be challenged.

With education, people affected by leprosy can be empowered to overcome the social and economic barriers that society has placed in their way.

We call for an end to discrimination against people affected by leprosy and their families.

We support their right to live in dignity as full members of the community with equal access to opportunities and enjoying all their human rights.

Global Appeal 2011 to End Stigma and Discrimination Against People Affected by Leprosy List of Signatories (as of 19 January 2011)

Australia	Prof. Nicholas Glasgow	Dean, The Australian National University Medical School
	Prof. Ed Byrne	Vice-Chancellor and President, Monash University
	Prof. Frederick G. Hilmer	President and Vice-Chancellor, University of New South Wales
Austria	Prof. Dr. Werner Hasitschka	Rector, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Benin	Prof. Cossi Norbert Awanou	Rector, University of Abomey-Calavi
Brazil	Prof. Dr. João Grandino Rodas	Rector, University of São Paulo
Bulgaria	Prof. Ivan Ilchev	Rector, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Burkina Faso	Prof. Hamidou Boly	President, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso
Cambodia	Prof. Lav Chhiv Eav	Rector, The Royal University of Phnom Penh
Canada	Prof. David Naylor	President, The University of Toronto
Canada	Dr. Mamdouh Shoukri	President and Vice-Chancellor, York University
Chile	Prof. Victor L. Pérez Vera	Rector, University of Chile
China	Prof. Joseph Sung	Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
	Prof. Lin Jianhua	President, Chongqing University
	Prof. Chen Guoqing	President, Inner Mongolia University
	Prof. Tao Zhan	President, Jilin University
	Prof. Zhou Xuhong	President, Lanzhou University
	Prof. Chen Jun	President, Nanjing University
	Prof. Zhou Qifeng	President, Peking University
	Prof. Daren Huang	President, Sun Yat-sen University
	Prof. Tashpolat Tiyip	President, Xinjiang University
	Prof. He Tianchun	President, Yunnan University
Costa Rica	Mr. John J. Maresca	Rector, University for Peace
Czeck Republic	Prof. RNDr. Václav Hampl	Rector, Charles University
Denmark	Prof. Ralf Hemmingsen	Rector, University of Copenhagen
Egypt	Dr. David D. Arnold	President, The American University in Cairo
Egypt	Prof. Dr. Hossam Kamel	President, Cairo University
Ethiopia	Prof. Andreas Eshete	President, Addis Ababa University
Fiji	Prof. Rajesh Chandra	Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of the South Pacific
Finland	Prof. Thomas Wilhelmsson	Rector, University of Helsinki
France	Mr. J. Frank Brown	Dean, European Institute of Business Administration
France	Mr. Bruno Mantovani	Director, Le Conservatoire de Paris
Germany	Prof. Dr. iur. Franz Häuser	Rector, University of Leipzig
Germany	Prof. Dr. Elmar W. Weiler	Rector, Ruhr University Bochum
Ghana	Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang	Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast
Greece	Prof. Demosthenes N. Asimakopoulos	Rector, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Honduras	Dr. Roberto Cuevas	Rector, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana-Zamorano
Hungary	Dr. József Pálinkás	President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
India	Prof. Pradip Narayan Ghosh	Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University
India	Prof. B. B. Bhattacharya	Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Indonesida	Prof. Ir. Sudjarwadi	Rector, Gadjah Mada University
	Prof. Dr. der Soz Gumilar Rusliwa Somantri	Rector, University of Indonesia
	Prof. Dr. H. Sunaryo Kartadinata	Rector, Indonesia University of Education
Israel	Prof. Rivka Carmi	President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negrev
Italy	Prof. Giovanni Notari	S.J., Director, Istituto di Formazione Politica “Pedro Arrupe”
Italy	Fr. François-Xavier Dumortier	S.J., Rector, Pontifical Gregorian University
Jamaica	Prof. E. Nigel Harris	Vice Chancellor, The University of the West Indies
Japan	Prof. Hideoki Ogawa	CEO, Juntendo University
	Prof. Atsushi Seike	President, Keio University
	Prof. Shun Korenaga	President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
	Prof. Kaoru Kamata	President, Waseda University
Jordan	Prof. Bashir Al Zu’bi	Acting President, The University of Jordan
Kenya	Prof. George Magoha	Vice-Chancellor, University of Nairobi
Latvia	Prof. Marcis Auzins	Rector, University of Latvia
Madagascar	Prof. Abel Andriantsimahavandy	President, University of Antananarivo
Malawi	Dr. Emmanuel Fabiano	Vice-Chancellor, University of Malawi
Malaysia	Prof. Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin	Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Malaysia	Prof. Ghauth Jasmon	Vice Chancellor, University of Malaya
Mali	Dr. Fafré Samake	Director General, Rural Polytechnic Institute for Training and Applied Research
Mexico	Dr. Javier Garciadiego	President, El Colegio de Mexico
Mongolia	Prof. Dr. Chuluunbaatar Gelegpil	Rector and President, Academy of Management
Myanmar	Prof. Dr. Than Maung	Acting Rector, University of Traditional Medicine
The Netherlands	Minister Yvonne C.M.T. van Rooy	President, Utrecht University
New Zealand	Prof. Steve Maharey	Vice-Chancellor, Massey University
Nigeria	Prof. Attahiru Muhammad Jega	Vice-Chancellor, Bayero University
Norway	Prof. Ole Petter Ottersen	Rector, University of Oslo
Peru	Dr. Ilse Wisotzki	Rector, University of Lima
The Philippines	Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres	S.J., President, Ateneo de Manila University
The Philippines	Prof. Emerlinda R. Roman	President, University of the Philippines
Poland	Prof. Karol Musioł	Rector, Jagiellonian University
Portugal	Prof. Fernando Jorge Rama Seabra Santos	Rector, University of Coimbra
Romania	Prof. Dr. Ioan Panzaru	Rector, University of Bucharest
Russia	Prof. Nikolay Mikhaylovich Kropachev	Rector, Saint-Petersburg State University
Serbia	Prof. Dr. Branko Kovacevic	Rector, University of Belgrade
Singapore	Prof. Tan Chorh Chuan	President, National University of Singapore
Slovakia	Assoc. Prof. PhDr. František Gahér	Rector, Comenius University in Bratislava
South Africa	Prof. Brian P. O’Connell	Rector and Vice-Chancellor, University of the Western Cape
Spain	Dr. Lucila González Pazos	Vice-Chancellor for International Relations, Complutense University of Madrid
Spain	Dr. Jaime Oraá Oraá	Rector, University of Deusto
Sweden	Prof. Anders Hallberg	Vice-Chancellor, Uppsala University
Sweden	Dr. Björn Kjerfve	President and Professor, World Maritime University
Switzerland	Prof. Jean-Dominique Vassalli	Rector, University of Geneva
Switzerland	Prof. Philippe Burrin	Director, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Taiwan	Dr. Si-Chen Lee	President, National Taiwan University
Tanzania	Prof. G.C. Monela	Vice-Chancellor, Sokoine University of Agriculture
Thailand	Prof. Dr. Pongsak Angkasith	President, Chiang Mai University
	Prof. Pirom Kamolratanakul	President, Chulalongkorn University
	Clinical Prof. Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn	President, Mahidol University
Turkey	Prof. Dr. Cemal Taluğ	Rector, Ankara University
Turkey	Prof. Dr. Ali Akademir	Rector, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Uganda	Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba	Acting Vice-Chancellor, Makerere University
UK	Professor Eric Thomas	Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Bristol
	Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz	Vice-Chancellor, The University of Cambridge
	Dr David Grant	Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University
	Professor Edward Acton	Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia
	Professor Michael Arthur	Vice-Chancellor, The University of Leeds
	Professor Paul Webley	Director, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
	Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell	President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Manchester
	Professor Chris Brink	Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University
	Professor Janet Beer	Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University
	Professor Keith Burnett	Vice-Chancellor, The University of Sheffield
	Professor Michael Farthing	Vice-Chancellor, The University of Sussex
USA	Dr. Gene D. Block	Chancellor, University of California, Los Angeles
	Dr. Marye Anne Fox	Chancellor, University of California, San Diego
	Dr. Ronald J. Daniels	President, Johns Hopkins University
	Dr. Joseph W. Polisi	President, The Juilliard School
	Dr. William Powers, Jr.	President, The University of Texas at Austin
	Dr. Lawrence S. Bacow	President, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
	Dr. Richard C. Levin	President, Yale University
Vietnam	Prof. Mai Trong Nhuan	President, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Total 64 countries, 110 Universities