article_snippet.sent: The drastic developments come as the United Nations reports at least 15 people with albinism, mostly children, have been killed, wounded, abducted or kidnapped in East Africa in the past six months.
article_snippet.sent: We cannot just watch while We friends with albinism are being killed like animals every day. '
article_snippet.sent: The plight of people with albinism has worsened in East Africa in recent years, according to U.N. and police figures, with concerns that an election in Tanzania this year will prompt more attacks as politicians seek luck at the ballot box.
article_snippet.sent: Albinism is a congenital disorder which affects about one in 20,000 people worldwide, according to medical authorities.
article_snippet.sent: Albinism is more common in sub-Saharan Africa and affects about one Tanzanian in 1,400.