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(b)
General measures: The State party is under an obligation to take measures to
prevent similar violations in the future. In this regard, the Committee refers to the
recommendations of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons
with albinism as contained in her report to the Human Rights Council 48 and requires the
State party:
(i)
To review and adapt legal frameworks as needed to ensure that they
encompass all aspects of attacks against persons with albinism, including with
regard to trafficking of body parts;
(ii)
To ensure prompt investigation and prosecution of cases of attacks against
persons with albinism as well as trafficking of body parts;
(iii) To ensure that the practice of using body parts for witchcraft-related practices
is adequately and unambiguously criminalized in domestic legislation;
(iv) To develop and implement long-lasting awareness-raising campaigns that are
based on the human rights model of disability and are in compliance with State
party’s obligations under article 8 of the Convention, and training to address harmful
practices and rampant myths affecting the enjoyment of human rights by persons
with albinism, that also cover the scope of the Convention and its Optional Protocol.
10.
In accordance with article 5 of the Optional Protocol and rule 75 of the Committee’s
rules of procedure, the State party should submit to the Committee, within six months, a
written response that includes information on any action taken in light of the present Views
and the recommendations of the Committee.
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A/HRC/34/59, paras. 97 ff.
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