A/HRC/34/59 6. In addition, the Independent Expert organized a side event, with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, on the margins of the thirty-first session of the Human Rights Council on the root causes of attacks against persons with albinism, in particular the subject witchcraft and health, and took part in other side events, including in the margins of the General Assembly to mark the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Communications 7. Summaries of allegation letters sent during the period covered by the present report are available in the communications reports of special procedures (A/HRC/33/32 and A/HRC/34/75). 8. The Independent Expert focuses on earnest, constructive dialogue with States through formal and informal channels, including bilateral meetings, promotion of best practices and ongoing exchanges of information. B. Towards a regional action plan to address attacks against persons with albinism 9. Various recommendations to address violence and discrimination against persons with albinism have been made by international bodies, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/HRC/24/57), the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee (A/HRC/28/75), the International Organization of la Francophonie, 1 the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (resolution 263), the Human Rights Council (resolution 23/13), human rights treaty bodies 2 and the universal periodic review mechanism. 10. In June 2016, in cooperation with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and various partners, 3 the Independent Expert organized a consultative forum titled “Action on albinism in Africa” in Dar es Salaam. More than 150 participants from 26 countries in the region representing civil society, Governments, national human rights institutions, regional and international governmental organizations and academia took part. Participants started drafting an action plan in which they identified specific measures to implement the recommendations mentioned in the previous paragraph, and also pledged to take various actions through their respective organizations. The action plan was developed around four main clusters: prevention measures, protection measures, accountability measures and measures to combat discrimination. The forum also elected a “think tank” to pursue its deliberations. 1 2 3 4 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and International Organization of la Francophonie, outcome report of the expert meeting titled “Persons with albinism: violence, discrimination and the way forward”, Geneva, 24 September 2014 (unpublished). Including the Committee against Torture, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Human Rights Committee. The United Nations country team, the Commission on Human Rights and Good Governance, the World Bank, OHCHR, the non-governmental organizations Standing Voice and Under the Same Sun, the embassies of Norway, Ireland and the United States of America and the High Commission of Canada.