Ikponwosa "I.K." Ero

I.K. Ero served as the first United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism (2015 – 2021). She is a lawyer by training and has over a decade of experience in the research, policy, and practice of international human rights. In this context, she has worked with and advised multiple organizations and governments around the world and was a key contributor to over twenty resolutions at the AU and UN on the human rights of people with albinism as well as on the elimination of harmful practices. I.K. is a principal architect of several historic international initiatives on marginalized groups including the African Union Plan of Action on Albinism in Africa (2021-2031) and the Pan African Parliament’s Guidelines on the elimination of Harmful Practices related to accusation of witchcraft and ritual attacks. Outside of work, I.K. enjoys landscape photography and learning new languages.