179. The Court recalls the Commission’s Resolution on the prevention of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism as follows: 1. Urges State Parties to take all measures necessary to ensure the effective protection of persons with albinism and members of their families; 2. Calls upon State Parties to ensure accountability through the conduct of impartial, speedy and effective investigations into attacks against persons with albinism, the prosecution of those responsible, and by ensuring that victims and members of their families have access to appropriate remedies. 180. With respect to ensuring the protection of PWA, the Court notes that the Applicants, relying on the report by Under the Same Sun ‘Children with albinism in Africa, argue that: Murder, mutilation and violence’,55 was reported between 2006 and 2012 in the Respondent State, 71 murders of PWA took place, 29 serious assaults including mutilation, rape and attempted murder took place and 17 grave robberies occurred.56 The report further documents that nine attempted killings of children occurred between 2011 and 2012.57 181. Furthermore, the Court notes the uncontroverted evidence put forth by the Applicants which indicates that ritual attacks against PWA are rife in particular regions owing to the thriving trade in PWA body parts for ritual and witchcraft purposes which further incentivises human trafficking or trade in PWA organs.58 182. The Court observes that preventive measures that the Respondent State avers it has taken include: ratification and domestication of international treaties, inter alia, the Charter and ICCPR. It also references its domestic 55 Under the Same Sun supra. Ibid, at page 25. 57 Ibid, at page 26. 58 United Nations Human Rights Council, ‘Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Persons with albinism’, §19-42. 56 43

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