Preliminary survey on the root causes of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism 2016, para. 58
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Although it is likely, given the alleged prices for body parts, that relatively wealthy individuals are involved in the attacks and in the market for body parts, some testimonies indicate that the demand for and use of body parts also comes from social classes with relatively limited economical means. There are reports of the use of body parts by fisherman wishing to increase their catch, artisanal miners, entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Violence
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
IE Albinism, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/255, para. 58.