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Expelled disabled student sues university in Nigeria

2nd March 2016 by Global Disability Watch

Expelled student Jane Ihuoma Ottah

Student Jane Ihuoma Ottah who started her studies at Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) in 2014/15 was expelled from the university, after the institution discovered she had a disability. The student who has a partial hearing impairment. was struck off the university register with no advance warning or discussion. The letter the university […]

Filed Under: Africa, News Tagged With: Africa, Nigeria, University

Child with albinism dismembered in Burundi

23rd February 2016 by Global Disability Watch

Albino child hand holding on mum's hand

The attacks on people with albinism (PWA) continue in Burundi, this time with the killing and dismembering of a five-year-old girl called Cimpaye.  Official reports claim that gunmen broke into the girl’s home at around 1am on the 17th of February. The men attacked her parents and took the child. Neighbours were alerted by the parents who went […]

Filed Under: Africa, News Tagged With: Africa, Albinism, Albino, Burundi

Broken bodies: hunting persons with albinism in Tanzania

18th February 2016 by Global Disability Watch

People with albinism are targeted because of their skin colour. They are also singled out because of beliefs about the properties of their body parts. In 2016, the persecution of people with albinism persists, especially in Tanzania where 1 in 1,400 people have albinism (compared to one in 20,000 in other countries). This is probably a […]

Filed Under: Africa, Reports Tagged With: Africa, Albinism, East Africa, Muti, Tanzania

The first Pan-African Albino Conference

2nd January 2016 by Global Disability Watch

Pan African Albino Conference

The very first Pan African Albino Conference recently held in Dar es Salaam from November 19– 22 2015 marked an unprecedented moment in bringing together major stakeholders to discuss and empower advocacy and protection measures for people with albinism. Hosted by Under the Same Sun (UTSS), an international organisation advocating for the rights and protection of […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Africa, Albinism, Dar es Salaam, Pan-African Albino Conference, Tanzania

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