Preliminary survey on the root causes of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism 2016, para. 83
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
[The Independent Expert makes the following recommendations to States affected by attacks against persons with albinism:] [Legal action] Consider regulating the practice of traditional medicine where ambiguity exists, in practice, between witchcraft on the one hand and traditional, herbal or alternative medicine on the other. Such regulation might include an effective monitoring mechanism that reaches rural, remote and border areas, particularly where attacks against persons with albinism have been reported;
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
Harmful Practices
Health
Personnes concernées
N.A.
Année
2016
Type de paragraphe
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
IE Albinism, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/255, para. 83.