Preliminary survey on the root causes of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism 2016, para. 18
Paragraphe- Paragraph text
- Beliefs that attribute supernatural qualities to persons with albinism serve only to dehumanize them. Such beliefs deify or demonize persons with albinism, and present as natural the exclusion, stigma and discrimination they face. This is the case, for example, in the widespread myth that persons with albinism do not die, but simply disappear. This myth is particularly disturbing because it justifies any sudden and inexplicable disappearance of a person with albinism from his or her community. This belief poses a strong risk to persons with albinism by proactively providing an acceptable explanation to the community for the disappearance of a person with albinism after an attack. Further, the existence of such a myth supports the hypothesis that violations of the life and security of persons with albinism predate the contemporary attention given to the issue.
- Status juridique
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Organe
- Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Harmful Practices
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Année
- 2016
- Type de paragraphe
- Other
- Reference
- IE Albinism, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/255, para. 18.
- Paragraph number
- 18
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