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My fight to dispel myths about albinism
As a ‘white African’ growing up in Nigeria, Ikponwosa ‘IK’ Ero was well aware of the danger some people with the condition face. In June 2015 she was appointed the first UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism and campaigns against stigmatisation, myths and violence.
Image: Ikponwosa ‘IK’ Ero.
Credit: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Producers: Jane Thurlow, Alice Gioia, Ellen Tsang.
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