Summary

The expert workshop on witchcraft and human rights took place on 21 and 22 September 2017 in Geneva. Its objective was to advance the discourse on the phenomena of witchcraft and its various manifestations, both generally and in the context of harmful practices, to ultimately ensure the enjoyment of human rights by all victims. The workshop’s outcomes, summarized in the present document, indicate a rich plurality of experiences around the phenomena and a consensus condemnation of the common issues of harm and impunity, among others. Participants adopted concrete recommendations on the way forward, in the framework of international human rights law.