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Recognize, celebrate and ‘stand in solidarity’ with persons with albinism - “Still Standing Strong”

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2019-06
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International Albinism Awareness Day is a time to “recognize, celebrate and stand in solidarity with persons with albinism around the world”, the United Nations urged on Thursday, taking place this year under the banner, “Still Standing Strong”. Each 13 June, the world is reminded that people with albinism deserve to have their rights to life and security protected. Persons with albinism routinely face ongoing hurdles and challenges to their human rights, ranging from stigma and discrimination, to barriers in health and education. Persons with albinism also face discrimination due to their skin colour; as such, they are often subject to multiple and intersecting discrimination on the grounds of both disability and colour. Additionally, they are often invisible in social and political arenas. People affected by albinism are often visually impaired and need special protection against the sun. They often develop skin cancer and suffer from social stigmatization, according to UNICEF., by Corbis Images/Patricia Willocq Discrimination against people with albinism varies from region to region. One young man with albinism, Lazarus Chigwandali, uses his music for change. Mr. Chigwandali has been featured in an award-winning documentary and has also met with the Ikponwosa Ero the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism. Together, they are standing strong for human rights.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2019-06). Recognize, celebrate and ‘stand in solidarity’ with persons with albinism - “Still Standing Strong”. Addis Ababa. © UN. ECA. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/44784”
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