A/HRC/37/57/Add.2
Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of
human rights by persons with albinism on the expert
workshop on witchcraft and human rights*
Contents
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VI.
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
3
A.
Objectives of the expert workshop .......................................................................................
4
B.
Organizers and sponsors .......................................................................................................
4
C.
Moderators, panellists and participants .................................................................................
4
D.
Opening statements ...............................................................................................................
4
Conceptualization of witchcraft ....................................................................................................
5
A.
Manifestations of witchcraft beliefs and practices ................................................................
5
B.
The meaning of “witchcraft” ................................................................................................
7
Harmful practices ..........................................................................................................................
8
A.
Accusations of witchcraft .....................................................................................................
8
B.
Ritual attacks and killings .....................................................................................................
10
Witchcraft in regional contexts .....................................................................................................
11
A.
Africa ....................................................................................................................................
11
B.
Asia and the Pacific ..............................................................................................................
11
C.
Europe ...................................................................................................................................
12
Civil society and faith-based perspectives ....................................................................................
13
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Civil society ..........................................................................................................................
13
B.
Faith-based perspectives .......................................................................................................
14
Conclusions and recommendations ...............................................................................................
15
List of participants .........................................................................................................................
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Annex
*
2
Circulated in the language of submission only.
GE.18-01039