NEW YORK, June 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tuesday marks International Albinism Awareness Day, established by the United Nations to bring global attention to understanding albinism and fighting ...

Miti-Drummond noted that while Portugal has made encouraging strides in disability rights and inclusive education, these ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - People with albinism in Malawi are at risk of "systemic extinction" due to relentless attacks fueled by superstitions, the United Nations' top expert on ...

Stares, taunts fill life of black twin, 10, with albinism; brother unaffected. Aug. 25, 2010 — -- Kenyen and Khari Flowers are 10-year-old, African-American twin brothers. Born 25 minutes apart, ...

Fresh trauma arrives with every election season in Tanzania for 42-year-old Mariam Staford. For most, the fiesta-like rallies and songs, along with the campaign messages, signal a chance for people to ...

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (AP) -- Here's a hypothetical Saturday afternoon in the life of Dan Lee, who suffers from albinism. Let's say Lee, a Mount Prospect resident for most of the year, heads to see the ...

Stacy Omirin got the surprise of her life when she gave birth to twin boys in February 2019. Omirin knew she was carrying two babies — but she never imagined they would have different skin colors.

A UN expert on Wednesday urged increased efforts to promote the implementation of laws to protect people with albinism in Portugal, ensuring their equitable access to education, health, and ...