There's this crazy belief that albino body parts have magical powers, where a complete dismembered set of limbs and body parts could be sold for $75,000. Since 2007, 44 albinos have been killed in Tanzania and 14 others have been slain in Burundi, sparking widespread fear among albinos in East Africa, causing over 10,000 of them to go into hiding.
African albinos endure insults, discrimination and segregation throughout their lives. They also have a high risk of contracting skin cancer in a region where many jobs are outdoors. Because many people used to believe albinism was a mental retardation, parents didn't take them to school, forcing them into these menial jobs.
This is absolutely disgusting to me. I feel like the U.N. needs to take action on this immediately. This is such an atrocity.
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