Preliminary survey on the root causes of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism 2016, para. 16
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Most potent is the belief that persons with albinism can be used in money-making rituals and for good luck charms and amulets. The crux of this belief is the notion that the body parts of persons with albinism - their skin, hair, genitals and limbs - can generate financial and other desirable gains when used for witchcraft rituals, practices and paraphernalia.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Harmful Practices
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
IE Albinism, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/255, para. 16.