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UN expert on rights of people with albinism to visit Panama

25 August 2023

GENEVA (25 August 2023) – The UN Independent expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, will conduct her first visit to Panama from 28 August to 7 September 2023.

During her visit, Miti-Drummond will assess the human rights situation of persons with albinism with a focus on access to health, education and employment, and the impact of climate change.

The expert will visit Panama City and the Guna Yala province where there is a significant number of persons with albinism among the Guna population. She will meet with various actors, including State and municipal Government representatives, civil society organisations, people with albinism and their representatives.

Miti-Drummond will hold a press conference on Thursday 7 September 2023 at 11:00 A.M. local time at the Marriott Panama Hotel, Albrook Mall, Avenida Roosevelt, Panama City. Access will be strictly limited to journalists.

The expert will present her report to the Human Rights Council in March 2024.

Ms. Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, was appointed as Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism by the Human Rights Council on 22 March 2018. Her mandate, which covers all countries, was recently renewed by Human Rights Council resolution 46/12.

The Special Rapporteurs are part of what are known as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. The Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN human rights system, is the general name for the Council's independent investigative and monitoring mechanisms that deal with specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world. Special Procedures experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent of any government or organisation and serve in their individual capacity.

For further information and media enquiries, please contact Ms. Jolene Tautakitaki (+41 22 917 9363/ jolene.tautakitaki@un.org).

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