137:
Miranda-Galarza has lived in Mexico since 2018 where she works in critical disability studies at the
Institute of Critical Studies in Mexico City. She believes that human rights principles can prevent people from seeing those affected by leprosy as just targets for care. She is working at a time when
103:
also in
Ecuador. She already had an interest in the health of minorities when she left her family in Ecuador to study anthropology in Belgium. She can speak several languages including Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and in English she completed her doctorate degree in the British city of Leeds. Her
133:
was appointed and served until 2023 when she was succeeded by
Miranda-Galarza whose amended job title was "Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members".
573:
548:
424:
568:
323:
543:
276:"The power of personal knowledge: reflecting on conscientization in lives of disabled people and people affected by leprosy in Cirebon, Indonesia"
247:
151:
The power of personal knowledge: reflecting on conscientization in lives of disabled people and people affected by leprosy in
Cirebon, Indonesia
91:
Miranda-Galarza was born in
Ecuador and brought up in a family of eight children. Several of her siblings have intellectual disabilities due to
487:
460:
171:, she and Siobhan Senier argue that even after de-colonisation, imperial ideas and constructs remain which effects people with disabilities.
553:
80:
563:
248:"Miranda-Galarza - Abstracts - 4th Biennial Disability Studies Conference, Lancaster University, UK 2nd - 4th September 2008"
274:
Miranda-Galarza, Beatriz; Lusli, Mimi; Dedding, Christine W. M.; Budge, Fiona M.; Zweekhorst, Marjolein B. M. (2013-10-29).
96:
374:
450:
477:
222:
106:
Family and disability in
Ecuador: a critical social and cultural analysis of the concept of intellectual disability.
558:
223:"Dr. Beatriz Miranda-Galarza: Special Rapporteur on discrimination against persons with leprosy (Hansen's disease)"
139:
56:
Special
Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
108:
The research looked at families from different racial groups where some members were labelled as "disabled"
538:
100:
126:
83:
on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen's disease) from 2023.
195:
533:
122:
305:
503:
449:
Devlieger, Patrick; Miranda-Galarza, Beatriz; Brown, Steven E.; Strickfaden, Megan (2016-06-15).
92:
483:
456:
287:
275:
114:
She did research in
Indonesia in leading research into the stigmatisation associated with
527:
399:
425:"Traveling through Remembrance as Praxis with Disability Baggage – Beatriz Miranda"
349:
163:
Rethinking
Disability: World Perspectives in Culture and Society, 2016 (co-author)
129:
to look at the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy.
130:
76:
64:
291:
178:
covers research into the lives and discrimination of people with leprosy.
115:
400:"Discrimination, a Killer of Dreams for People Affected by Leprosy"
452:
Rethinking
Disability: World Perspectives in Culture and Society
350:"Beatriz Miranda Galarza - Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy"
157:
Traveling through Remembrance as Praxis with Disability Baggage
375:"Critical studies of theatre. Third international conference"
324:"Current and former mandate holders (existing mandates)"
479:
Disability in the Global South: The Critical Handbook
169:
Disability in the Global South: The Critical Handbook
104:thesis was in disability studies and it was titled
60:
52:
44:
28:
21:
504:"Nuestra historia no es mentira | 17, Editorial"
174:Her 2018 publication whose title translates as
8:
476:Grech, Shaun; Soldatic, Karen (2016-11-08).
280:Knowledge Management for Development Journal
18:
142:is targeting the elimination of leprosy.
217:
215:
187:
99:and she completed a master's degree in
7:
574:Central University of Ecuador alumni
269:
267:
95:. She graduated in sociology at the
167:In a chapter of the 2016 handbook,
549:United Nations special rapporteurs
196:"Leprosy – a beacon for democracy"
14:
569:Alumni of the University of Leeds
544:21st-century Ecuadorian lawyers
73:(Hilda) Beatriz Miranda-Galarza
1:
200:Leprosy Mission International
97:Central University of Ecuador
33:Hilda Beatriz Miranda-Galarza
48:Ecuador, Belgium and the UK
590:
140:World Health Organisation
554:Ecuadorian women lawyers
176:Our history is not a lie
564:People from Mexico City
23:Beatriz Miranda-Galarza
101:Latin American Studies
381:(in European Spanish)
153:, 2013 (with others)
127:UN Special Rapporteur
16:Ecuadorian researcher
404:www.globalissues.org
306:"OHCHR - SR Leprosy"
146:Publications include
123:Human Rights Council
252:www.lancaster.ac.uk
79:researcher and the
125:established a new
93:Fragile X syndrome
81:Special Rapporteur
75:(born 1971) is an
559:Leprosy activists
489:978-3-319-42488-0
462:978-90-441-3417-9
70:
69:
581:
518:
517:
515:
514:
500:
494:
493:
473:
467:
466:
446:
440:
439:
437:
436:
421:
415:
414:
412:
411:
396:
390:
389:
387:
386:
371:
365:
364:
362:
361:
346:
340:
339:
337:
335:
320:
314:
313:
302:
296:
295:
271:
262:
261:
259:
258:
244:
238:
237:
235:
233:
219:
210:
209:
207:
206:
192:
19:
589:
588:
584:
583:
582:
580:
579:
578:
524:
523:
522:
521:
512:
510:
508:17editorial.org
502:
501:
497:
490:
475:
474:
470:
463:
448:
447:
443:
434:
432:
429:Culture Machine
423:
422:
418:
409:
407:
398:
397:
393:
384:
382:
373:
372:
368:
359:
357:
354:zeroleprosy.org
348:
347:
343:
333:
331:
322:
321:
317:
304:
303:
299:
273:
272:
265:
256:
254:
246:
245:
241:
231:
229:
221:
220:
213:
204:
202:
194:
193:
189:
184:
148:
89:
40:
37:
35:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
587:
585:
577:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
526:
525:
520:
519:
495:
488:
468:
461:
441:
416:
391:
366:
341:
315:
297:
263:
239:
211:
186:
185:
183:
180:
147:
144:
88:
85:
68:
67:
62:
58:
57:
54:
53:Known for
50:
49:
46:
42:
41:
38:
32:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
586:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
539:Living people
537:
535:
532:
531:
529:
509:
505:
499:
496:
491:
485:
481:
480:
472:
469:
464:
458:
454:
453:
445:
442:
430:
426:
420:
417:
405:
401:
395:
392:
380:
376:
370:
367:
355:
351:
345:
342:
329:
325:
319:
316:
311:
310:www.ohchr.org
307:
301:
298:
293:
289:
286:(2): 85–104.
285:
281:
277:
270:
268:
264:
253:
249:
243:
240:
228:
224:
218:
216:
212:
201:
197:
191:
188:
181:
179:
177:
172:
170:
165:
164:
160:
158:
154:
152:
145:
143:
141:
135:
132:
128:
124:
119:
117:
112:
111:
107:
102:
98:
94:
86:
84:
82:
78:
74:
66:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
31:
27:
20:
511:. Retrieved
507:
498:
482:. Springer.
478:
471:
451:
444:
433:. Retrieved
431:. 2014-12-19
428:
419:
408:. Retrieved
406:. 2024-01-31
403:
394:
383:. Retrieved
378:
369:
358:. Retrieved
356:. 2022-11-01
353:
344:
332:. Retrieved
330:. 1 May 2024
327:
318:
309:
300:
283:
279:
255:. Retrieved
251:
242:
230:. Retrieved
226:
203:. Retrieved
199:
190:
175:
173:
168:
166:
162:
161:
156:
155:
150:
149:
136:
121:In 2017 the
120:
113:
109:
105:
90:
72:
71:
534:1971 births
61:Predecessor
528:Categories
513:2024-06-24
435:2024-06-24
410:2024-06-24
385:2024-06-24
360:2024-06-24
257:2024-06-24
205:2024-06-24
182:References
131:Alice Cruz
77:Ecuadorian
65:Alice Cruz
455:. Maklu.
292:1871-6342
45:Education
334:23 June
232:24 June
159:, 2014
116:leprosy
39:Ecuador
486:
459:
290:
328:OHCHR
227:OHCHR
484:ISBN
457:ISBN
336:2024
288:ISSN
234:2024
138:the
87:Life
36:1971
29:Born
530::
506:.
427:.
402:.
379:17
377:.
352:.
326:.
308:.
282:.
278:.
266:^
250:.
225:.
214:^
198:.
118:.
516:.
492:.
465:.
438:.
413:.
388:.
363:.
338:.
312:.
294:.
284:9
260:.
236:.
208:.
110:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.