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June 24, 2026 Dispatches

Malawi’s New National Action Plan on Albinism

Addresses Economic Exclusion; Could Become a Regional Model

Maureen Kamatu, 28, has been self-employed at a mobile money cash-transfer booth in Lilongwe, Malawi.
June 16, 2026 Commentary

Belonging in Malawi Should Last Long After the Music Stops

During the June 12 launch of the joint report by Human Rights Watch and African Albinism Network on discrimination against people with albinism in employment, Malawi’s Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare dances with a young child with albinism as community members gather around them on the eve of International Albinism Awareness Day in Lilongwe.
June 12, 2026 Commentary

People With Albinism Face Discrimination, Danger

Out of concern for her safety, Patricia J., avoids informal or unregulated workplaces such as markets and roadside stalls. “I have lingering trauma, still carrying the fear that at any moment I can be attacked again. I can’t shake the thought, especially when I’m in a new place.”
June 12, 2026 News Release

Malawi: People with Albinism Face Discrimination, Barriers to Work

Stigma, Insecurity, Lack of Accommodations Undermine Rights

Lazarus K., 38, in Dowa, Malawi.
March 16, 2026 Dispatches

Reimagining Albinism Rights Advocacy

Try an Applied Theater Technique

Human Rights Watch Director of the Disability Rights Division, Elizabeth Kamundia (left), and Marco Bristo Fellow for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Hilda Macheso (center), interview people in Malawi, October 2025.
March 5, 2026 Statement

From Education to Employment: Ending Structural Discrimination Against Persons with Albinism

HRW Oral Statement - ID with Independent Expert on Albinism - HRC61

Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2025.
December 3, 2025 News Release

Malawian Disability Rights Advocate Honored

Hilda Macheso Receives Sixth Marca Bristo Fellowship at Human Rights Watch

Hilda Macheso.
September 11, 2025 Dispatches

WHO Guidance Win for People with Albinism, Diabetes

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April 17, 2025 Dispatches

Ensuring Essential Sun Protection for Persons with Albinism

SPF50+ Sunscreen Key for Health and Life

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April 17, 2025 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter Supporting the Inclusion of SPF50+ in the WHO List of Essential Medicines

September 5, 2023 Dispatches

Breaking Educational Barriers for Children with Albinism

Photograph of Josina (left) with her niece, Luisa. “She is my best friend,” said Josina. “She is always asking if I’m ok, she helps me read after school and she looks after me.”
October 27, 2020 Dispatches

Using Art to Fight Discrimination Against People with Albinism

New Murals in Mozambique Challenge Stigma

Flavia Pinto, head of Azemap, a volunteer-run organization that supports people with albinism, stands before a mural painted at a school in Tete province. The mural reads: "People with albinism are the same as you!"
January 28, 2020 Dispatches

People with Albinism Form First Ever Global Alliance

New Coalition Seeks to Combat Abuse, Stigma Around the World

Persons with albinism from six regions around the the world voted unanimously to form a global alliance on albinism.
July 1, 2019 Commentary

Out of the Shadows: The Resilience and Courage of People with Albinism in Mozambique

Josina with her niece, Luisa, both 8. “She is my best friend,” said Josina. “She is always asking if I’m ok, she helps me read after school and she looks after me.” 
June 13, 2019 News Release

Mozambique: Education Barriers for Children with Albinism

Improve Security; Provide Accommodation in Schools

Flavia Pinto

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