Witchcraft and the human rights of persons with albinism 2017, para. 67
Párrafo
Paragraph text
In 2013, the Parliament of Papua New Guinea repealed the Sorcery Act (1971) in total. The Act, whose objective was "to prevent and punish evil practices of sorcery and other similar evil practices", acknowledged the existence of sorcery and criminalized its practice, including attacks against people accused of sorcery. In 2014, new legislation criminalizing killings related to sorcery was enacted.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
Tipo de documento
Special Procedures' report
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Governance & Rule of Law
Harmful Practices
Social & Cultural Rights
Año
2017
Tipo de párrafo
Other
Reference
IE Albinism, Report to the HRC (2017), A/HRC/34/59, para. 67.