A/HRC/43/42/Add.1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 9 January 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-third session 24 February–20 March 2020 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Visit to South Africa Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism*, ** Summary In the present report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism commends the positive and exemplary initiatives taken by the Government of South Africa. She highlights existing challenges regarding the right to life, the right to security of person, stigma and discrimination, health, education, employment and representation. She recommends concrete measures that the Government and relevant stakeholders can take to sustain gains that have been made, including protection and prevention measures, and measures to end stigma and discrimination, as well as measures to remove all other identified barriers to the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. ** The summary of the report is being circulated in all official languages. The report itself, which is annexed to the summary, is being circulated in the language of submission only. GE.20-00286(E) 