A/HRC/24/57 VI. Preliminary conclusions and recommendations 84. OHCHR expresses its grave concern at the severity of the human rights violations committed against persons with albinism in many countries, including at the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination they, and particularly children and women, face. Persons with albinism have the right to start living without fear of being killed or dismembered and without facing discrimination.74 85. A. OHCHR recommends the following actions.75 To States 86. It is recommended that they: (a) Address the root causes of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism, notably by proactively combating superstition and stigma vis-à-vis albinism, including through education and awareness-raising campaigns; (b) Adopt positive and specific measures to protect and preserve the rights to life, to security of person and not to be subject to torture or ill-treatment; (c) Take the necessary legislative measures to criminalize harmful practices;75 (d) Evaluate and address the needs of persons with albinism, including through a census of the population and the mandatory registration of birth and death of persons with albinism;75 (e) Increase efforts to put an end to the various forms of crimes affecting persons with albinism, strengthen the legal response to such crimes and bring perpetrators to justice, through prompt and impartial investigations; (f) Guarantee the victims’ right to justice and redress, and provide medical, psychosocial and legal support to victims of attacks; (g) Adopt firm measures and policies to address the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination affecting persons with albinism, including by ensuring they have adequate access to health care, social services, employment and education; (h) Adopt a comprehensive strategy to eradicate violence and discriminatory practices affecting persons with albinism; (i) Develop national institutional mechanisms for the protection and promotion of rights of persons with albinism,75 including by ensuring that national human rights institutions effectively address the human rights situation of persons with albinism; 74 75 particular character of ritual killings of person with albinism, it is essential to analyse the types of representations associated with these harmful practices and which are linked to the belief that persons with albinism possess magical characteristics. Cimpric, Children Accused, p. 28. See press release, “Pillay condemns ‘abhorrent’ attacks”. The present recommendation is part of a set of recommendations resulting from the international expert’s consultation on the protection from harmful practices in plural legal systems (Special Representative and Plan International, Protecting children from harmful practices in plural legal systems with a special emphasis on Africa). 17