Josina, featured in Human Rights Watch's report "From Cradle to Grave," looks at photos of herself and her niece in Mozambique.
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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.”
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Samer Muscati and global partners release "From Cradle to Grave" at the United Nations in New York, on International Albinism Awareness Day, June 13, 2019.
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Josina sits at the front of the classroom in Chiuta District in Mozambique’s Tete province.
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Josina, featured in Human Rights Watch's report "From Cradle to Grave," reads the accessible version of the report in Mozambique.
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Cesaria, a teacher, has overheard students wishing aloud for another teacher because of her albinism. She is often called “money” or “business” outside of class. “When people say terrible things to me, I never answer,” Cesaria said. “I wonder why can't they treat me like a normal person?”
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Josina reads Human Rights Watch's report, "From Cradle to Grave," in Mozambique.
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