A/HRC/44/46 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 27 April 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-fourth session 15 June–3 July 2020 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Policy framework for rights-based action plans Report of the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members* Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members, Alice Cruz, sets out a policy framework for rights-based action plans aimed at the enforcement of de facto equality for persons affected by leprosy and their family members, with specific recommendations in four main areas: adequate standard of living and economic autonomy; non-discrimination, independent living and inclusion in the community; elimination of stereotypes and the right to truth and memory; and empowerment, with a focus on vulnerable groups. * The annex to the present report is being issued without formal editing, in the language of submission only. GE.20-06083(E) 