The report written by the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ms. Ikponwosa Ero, has just been published. While the report addresses in large the right to health, it also tackles more established and urgent concerns including the much reported attacks on people with albinism, human rights violations and discrimination. The […]
People with albinism in Malawi risk systemic extinction, UN expert claims
GENEVA: 29 April 2016: Ikponwosa Ero, The United Nations Independent Expert on the rights of persons with albinism, expressed serious concerns about the attacks, mutilation and killing of persons with albinism in Malawi. Superstitious beliefs about the magical properties of the body parts of PWA, have given rise to a critical crisis where PWA are hunted […]
First independent expert report on albinism presented to Human Rights Council
The very first report by the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism (PWA), Ikponwosa Ero, has recently been presented to the Human Rights Council. In this unprecedented report, the Independent Expert presents a number of reflections on the human rights situation of persons with albinism alongside her vision on […]