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News reports over the years have brought to light the plight that many albinos in African have experienced at the hands of the superstitious and witch doctors. They have been killed and dismembered so that parts of their bodies can be used in rituals. One man in Mali said that he was almost kidnapped twice and that is why he escaped to Spain to get asylum. According to the article on the BBC News web site, the process of gaining asylum usually take 2 years , but his was done in 2 years. The man also says that he would like to one day bring his albino brothers to Spain so that they can be safe.

ABC news ran a story which documented cases of albino people in the United States and as far as the continent of Africa. People with albinism in America are sometimes made fun of and taunted. People in Africa are suffering even greater harm. In Africa, superstitions and witchcraft has led the killing and mutilation of albino children and adults. Superstition in Tanzania and other countries believe that albinos have specials powers and using their body parts in their witchcraft will cause increase wealth.

As the government works to crackdown on the killing of albinos, albinos are looking for safe havens that will keep them protected. ABC has listed 2 different groups that are working to help albinos in Africa. Under the Same Sun is a Canadian organization that works to help to bring awareness about the killings and support a school in Africa that has become a safehaven for albino children.