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Southern Africa: UN, Mozambique host first-ever forum to fight trafficking of people with albinism

Southern Africa: UN, Mozambique host first-ever forum to fight trafficking of people with albinism

May 20, 2017, at 04:56 am

New York, May 19(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are joining forces with governments in Southern Africa in a push to strengthen protections for persons with albinism, who often fall victim to a raft of abuses, including maiming, trafficking and even murder, linked to the belief that their parts have magical powers in witchcraft potions.