Albinism in Tanzania has long been regarded as a curse. Albinos have been tortured and killed throughout the country and their body parts used in magic potions prepared by witch doctors. Now ...

For years, the alabaster-skinned people born on this sun-scorched constellation of islands off Panama’s Caribbean coast have been venerated as the Grandchildren of the Sun. A family with four albino ...

Mayra Nieves is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not being able to breathe. Nieves is among hundreds of Puerto Ricans who have a ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa‘s albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to unscrupulous dealers ...

International Albinism Awareness Day on June 13 has been observed in Cameroon, with albinos asking for more government and community care and protection. Those living with this hereditary genetic ...

Albino Mary Owido sits with her children Steven, left, Stella, and Brayan, at their home in western Kenyan town of Ahero. The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven ...

KABANGA, Tanzania – As an infant in rural Tanzania, Angel Salvatory was unusual. Snow white skin, blond hair, and blue eyes set her apart from others in her village. Those unique looks have also made ...

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 AIDS, a Canadian rights group said ...