Supreme Court rules marriages can no longer be annulled due to leprosy

After a sustained campaign to overturn outdated laws that discriminate against people affected by leprosy, The Leprosy Mission is celebrating a major legal victory in Nepal.

This week, the Supreme Court in Kathmandu delivered a landmark human rights ruling, overturning a discriminatory law. The law allowed marriages to be annulled if one partner concealed a diagnosis of leprosy.