A/HRC/40/62 107. With regard to the informal justice system, States should: (a) Train community leaders, including community police and traditional and religious leaders, on the justice system, including where to refer and how to initially address a diversity of cases, including those concerning persons with albinism; (b) Incorporate into existing training or create specific training on the human rights of persons with albinism, including the particular threats they face at home and in community environments. 108. With regard to participation, States should: (a) Support persons with albinism and organizations serving them in availing themselves of legal remedies and exercising influence upon law-making and law-implementing processes and institutions; (b) Review and clarify referral pathways for accessing justice for persons with albinism in order to remove protracted and bureaucratic barriers, including by training organizations of persons with albinism; (c) Involve persons with albinism in the design and delivery of community education programmes to increase awareness of their rights and legal remedies. 109. With regard to the review and implementation of legal frameworks, States should: (a) Undertake reviews with a human rights approach and repeal ambiguous legislation on witchcraft if necessary; (b) Develop, adopt and implement strategies addressing, from a multisectoral perspective, harmful practices linked to witchcraft and their impact on all victims, including persons with albinism, in consultation with civil society; (c) Regulate the practice of traditional medicine, including through licensing and monitoring regimes in both urban and rural areas, and establish adequate standards for traditional medicine; (d) Review and adapt legal frameworks as needed to ensure that they encompass all aspects of attacks against persons with albinism, including trafficking of body parts; (e) Supplement extradition protocols with detailed plans and memorandums of action to effectively address cross-border crimes; (f) Provide psychological, medical and legal assistance to persons with albinism who are victims of attacks, as well as their families. 110. With regard to the collection and use of data, States should: (a) In coordination with the Sustainable Development Goals process, in particular the framework of Goal 16, engage diverse stakeholders, including persons with albinism, in developing national indicators and tracking national data on the functionality and effectiveness of access to justice in relation to persons with albinism; (b) Ensure the systematic collection of disaggregated data on persons with albinism, including through birth and death registers, as well as on attacks against persons with albinism, trafficking in body parts and accusations of witchcraft. 20

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