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Preliminary survey on the root causes of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism 2016, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | This is the case, for example, in the myths that persons with albinism cannot see during the day but have excellent vision at night, that desirable minerals such as mercury and gold flow through their veins or that they float on water and cannot drown. Other myths seeking to dehumanize persons with albinism include those portraying them as cannibals or monstrous creatures in certain folktales, literature and films, or claiming that they can communicate with non-earthly or extraterrestrial beings. | Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism | Special Procedures' report |
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