GENEVA -- The Tanzanian government's system of rounding up children with albinism in state-run education centers isn't adequately protecting them from widespread superstitious beliefs that human ...

This week, albinos and so-called witch doctors have made headlines. A number of news outlets reported that Tanzania had announced a ban on these "witch doctors" to curb attacks on people with albinism ...

Albinism, a rare genetic disorder characterized by a lack of pigment in hair, skin and eyes affects fewer than one in 200,000 Americans. But in Tanzania, where the incidence is the highest in the ...

Learn about organizations working to protect albinos from guesome attacks. Aug. 26, 2010 — -- In Tanzania, life with albinism is a near death sentence. Fifty-seven people with albinism have been ...

DAR ES SALAAM, May 5 (Reuters) - Hundreds of albinos are thought to have been killed for black magic purposes in Tanzania and albino girls are being raped because of a belief they offer a cure for ...

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's first elected albino member of parliament fears his life could be in danger in the east African country where albino hunters kill their victims and use their blood ...

Through music, albinos in Tanzania have found a way to express their pain. It has one of the highest rates in the world. 1 out every 1,500 Tanzanians is an albino. Despite the high rate, albinos are ...

For many albinos — born with a partial or total lack of pigment in their skin, hair and eyes — life is difficult, and that is particularly... Tanzania's Albinos Face Constant Threat Of Attack Life is ...

Tanzania has seen a decrease in attacks on albinos, whose body parts are often sought for witchcraft, but has seen an increase in their bodies being exhumed, an NGO said yesterday. “Recent trends ...

People with albinism practice karate at a local club in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam, June 17, 2021. [/Xinhua ] Deogratias Ngonyani, a 33-year-old man with albinism, is a regular ...