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In many countries of sub-Saharan Africa people with albinism suffer discrimination and ostracism and are seen as a curse. Some cultures believe that they do not die, but disappear, or that having sex with a person with albinism cures AIDS.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The \u00a0inefficiency of criminal justice systems<\/strong>\u00a0and the deficient application of the law fuels the perpetration of these attacks.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0children<\/strong>\u00a0 are the target of most incidents of violence; The more innocent the victim is, the more valued the body parts will be. They are often\u00a0abandoned<\/strong>\u00a0by their parents, and many women are rejected by their partners when they give birth to a baby with albinism.<\/p>\n

To protect these children, some countries created the \u00absafe centers\u00bb<\/strong>, where children with albinism live isolated from their families and communities. The same walls that protect them from the attacks, prevent them from leading a normal childhood and integrating into society.[\/vc_column_text][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=”20″ screen_normal_resolution=”1024″ screen_tablet_resolution=”800″ screen_mobile_resolution=”480″ screen_normal_spacer_size=”20″ screen_tablet_spacer_size=”40″ screen_mobile_spacer_size=”40″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][dfd_single_image image=”2253″][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=”10″ screen_normal_resolution=”1024″ screen_tablet_resolution=”800″ screen_mobile_resolution=”480″ screen_tablet_spacer_size=”40″ screen_mobile_spacer_size=”40″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]At school they are\u00a0victims of teasing<\/strong>\u00a0from their classmates and the poor vision caused by their condition, also condemns them to academic failure. In Tanzania, only 10% access Secondary Education<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=”40″ screen_normal_resolution=”1024″ screen_tablet_resolution=”800″ screen_mobile_resolution=”480″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1558079722788{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=”persecucion-footer-english”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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