Witchcraft and the human rights of persons with albinism 2017, para. 34
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
Accusations of witchcraft and related violence are one of the most visible and reported manifestations of belief in witchcraft. While reports indicate that persons with albinism are mainly affected by the muti and juju forms of witchcraft-related violence, mothers of children with albinism and children born with albinism have also reportedly been accused of witchcraft.
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
Violence
Personnes concernées
Children
Année
2017
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
IE Albinism, Report to the HRC (2017), A/HRC/34/59, para. 34.