Sakri

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[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

People with albinism in Malawi are being denied equal access to work because of discrimination, stigma, and fear.

On International Albinism Awareness Day, we urge governments to strengthen implementation of disability rights protections and expand inclusive employment. #AlbinismAwarenessDay

Watch to learn more: https://t.co/2LLrvMDbuJ

[Samer Muscati @SamerMuscati]

One of the most memorable moments happened at an @hrw report launch last week in #Malawi.

As @music_lazarus performed, the Minister of Gender began dancing with a young child with albinism, & soon half the room joined in. For a moment, everyone belonged.
https://t.co/epSCpVBdl2

[Sakri @SakriAnna]

Mmejigeuza pweza, mnajipalia makaa na mliloligema mtalinywa.

[Sakri @SakriAnna]

Hii nchi, msema ukweli ni adui! Ni uozo kila kona, uwajibikaji ni kigugumizi.

[Sakri @SakriAnna]

'Akili haba na madaraka makubwa, msiba.'

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

🎉 On September 25, AAN and GAPA officially launched the Human Rights Situation Analysis of Persons with Albinism in Ghana.

This crucial report highlights key challenges faced by persons with albinism, urges for coordinated action and inclusive action, and outlines a clear path toward a rights-based National Action Plan.

We were honoured to be joined by the Chief of Staff - Office of the @GhanaPresidency , and key stakeholders, including the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (@CHRAJGHANA), the National Council on Persons with Disabilities, the University of Ghana, the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (@gfdghana), @UNESCO , @Sightsavers , @EngageNowAfrica , and Amnesty International Ghana.

Together, we reaffirmed our commitment to advancing human rights, dignity, and inclusion for all.

#HumanRights #AlbinismAwareness #Ghana #DisabilityRights @

[The Sound of Music @SoundofMusic]

From the abbey to the hills, our hearts are full of song as we honor Dame Julie Andrews' 90th birthday with some of our favorite performances on @TCM! The evening begins with one of cinema's most enduring musicals and enchanting love stories, The Sound of Music. It all starts TONIGHT at 8pm ET. #TSOM60

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

Launched today: the Human Rights Situation Analysis of Persons with Albinism in Ghana. The report sheds light on key challenges, urges coordinated action for inclusion, and paves the way for a rights-based National Action Plan. The report was commissioned by the Africa Albinism Network (AAN) in collaboration with our partner Ghana Association of Persons with Albinism (GAPA).

Find the report here https://t.co/QDWSXu6H40 or via our linktree.

#AlbinismAwareness #HumanRights #Ghana

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

🌍 We are excited to share our Strategic Plan 2025–2030 with you! 🌟

The plan is anchored in five strategic pillars that guide our work towards an inclusive Africa, where persons with albinism can thrive in a world that values their rights, dignity and inclusion:

⚖️ Human Rights-Based Advocacy
📚 Capacity Development for Albinism Groups and Human Rights Defenders
🤝 Collaboration and Partnerships
📊 Research, Data, and Dissemination
🌱 Sustained Organisational Growth

Rooted in our achievements and insights, this Strategic Plan amplifies the voices of persons with albinism and, at its core, reaffirms our unwavering commitment to justice, equity, and inclusion.

📄 Access the full document on our website: https://t.co/etwJoLC4g8

#AlbinismAwareness #InclusiveAfrica #HumanRights #StrategicPlan #AAN

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

🎉 We celebrate the World Health Organization's (WHO) official addition of broad-spectrum sunscreen to the Model List of Essential Medicines, a significant milestone for persons with albinism.

This milestone was powered by multi-stakeholder collaborations, advocacy, and YOUR voices. Now, governments across Africa, through the Ministry of Health, have a stronger mandate to make sunscreen accessible and affordable for persons with albinism.

Thank you to our partners: Global Greengrants Fund, CBM Global, and the Climate Action Network for helping us scale the petition globally.

👏🏻 Together with your signatures, we turned awareness into action!

#AlbinismAwareness #SkinHealthForAll #HumanRights

[Sakri @SakriAnna]

It's fascinating how the words in this book, written in a different time for a different audience, still feel like a personal call for our times.

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

On Tuesday 29 July 2025, at a powerful ceremony in Sengerema, Tanzania, 33 more names were added to the existing 106 names at the Nithamini Memorial, a monument erected by Under the Same Sun (UTSS) in 2014, that honors individuals with albinism who have been attacked or killed due to harmful myths and discrimination.

Nithamini means “Value Me” which, according to UTSS, is “both a name and a plea, a call to recognize the humanity, dignity, and worth of every person with albinism.”

Let us honor them not only with memory, but with justice.

#Nithamini #AlbinismAwareness #HumanRights #Tanzania

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

People with #albinism are often invisible in #data & policy. The Zambia 2022 Census changed that.

🔗 Read the report (Ch. 9 - pg. 152-157): https://t.co/AjXldG0uhJ

We call on advocates to:
✅ Push for albinism-specific questions in your national census
✅ Use the Washington Group Questions on Disability
✅ Demand disaggregated data

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

At AAN, we believe skin health is a right.

On World Skin Health Day we call for:
✅ Sunscreen as an essential medicine
✅ National Action Plan adoption
✅ Cancer prevention plans: inclusion of PWAs
✅ Dermatology investments by Governments

#AlbinismAwareness #SkinHealthForAll

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

On June 25, AAN’s Bonface Massah & DRW Zambia’s Bruce Chooma presented at the 4th Regional Convening on Access to Justice in Africa hosted by the @CHR_HumanRights

They shared key lessons from AAN’s work in #Zambia urging justice actors to address albinism-specific legal & systemic barriers.

#AccessToJustice #AlbinismRights #OutOfTheShadowsForGood #DisabilityRights

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

📢We are thrilled to launch the Advocacy Toolkit for Women Human Rights Defenders with Albinism (WHRDs).

👉 Download it here: https://t.co/SPrr8voOpq

✨ This toolkit equips WHRDs with:
✅ Tools to combat stigma & discrimination
✅ Strategies for personal & digital security
✅ Guidance for documenting human rights violations
✅ Mental health & self-care tips
✅ Key advocacy & storytelling techniques

Together, we are building safer, stronger, and more inclusive movements for justice.

#HumanRightsDefenders #AdvocacyToolkit #WomenWithAlbinism

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

📢 Joint report with Fundação Joel Tchombosi to CEDAW highlighting the gaps in Angola’s Eighth Period Report, 2023, on women impacted by albinism.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/vafM5MShSE

#AlbinismAwareness #CEDAW #DisabilityRights #Angola #WomenWithAlbinism

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

📣 New Report! The @AmnestySARO Southern Africa Journal on Albinism & Socio-Economic Rights is here amplifying the voices & struggles of persons with albinism across the region.
📖Full report here: https://t.co/L16ZWqIckO

Key issues raised:
✅ Need for National Action Plans
✅ Recognition of albinism as a disability
✅ Barriers to healthcare & sunscreen access
✅ Stigma, violence & COVID-19 scapegoating

These findings echo the advocacy priorities of the Africa Albinism Network.

#AlbinismAwareness #HumanRights #AmnestyInternational #SouthernAfrica

[UN Independent Expert on Albinism @UnAlbinism]

📷 Today on International Day of the African Child, we call for action to prevent skin cancer among children with albinism.
📷 Access to sunscreen, protective clothing, andearly screening can save lives.
Protect their skin. Preserve their lives!
#DayOfTheAfricanChild

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

Celebrating International Albinism Awareness Day!

One year ago, you signed a petition calling on the @WHO to re-add sunscreen to the EML.

📖Read more here: https://t.co/1Qa6RGMuW8

In line with this year's #IAAD theme, “Demanding our rights: Protect our skin, Preserve our lives.", we’re sharing the impact of your support so far and how we can keep the momentum going!

Thank you for your continued support!

#IAAD2025, #SkinHealth4Life, #SunscreenIsADrug,

[UN Independent Expert on Albinism @UnAlbinism]

Happy #IAAD2025 ! “Demanding our rights: Protect our skin, Preserve our lives.” You can listen to my speech commemorating this day here: https://t.co/1SVgSxAOt6

[Africa Albinism Network @AfricaAlbinism]

🌍 Big win at #WHA78! The resolution “Skin Diseases as a Global Public Health Priority” was adopted, led by Côte d’Ivoire & co-sponsored by 6 countries.

👏 Congrats to @IADPO, @ILDSDerm & grassroots advocates!

This puts skin health, incl. for persons with albinism, on the global agenda for equity, care & dignity.

#SkinHealthForAll #AlbinismAwareness #GlobalHealth