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The Conversation: Albinism: Dispelling the myths

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Ikponwosa Ero and Connie Chiu

07/09/2020 GMT

Albinism: Dispelling the myths

BBC World Service - The Conversation, Albinism: Dispelling the myths

Women with albinism talk about discrimination and advocating for those with the condition

Two women from Nigeria and Hong Kong talk to Kim Chakanetsa about countering superstition and prejudice around albinism.

Two women with albinism talk to Kim Chakanetsa about countering superstition and prejudice around the condition. 
 
As a ‘white African’ growing up in Nigeria Ikponwosa 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. 
 
Connie Chiu is known as the first international fashion model with albinism. Born in Hong Kong she and her family moved to Sweden when she was a child to avoid harsh sunlight and in an effort to help her 'fit in.' She talks about challenging conventional ideas of beauty and wants to dispel the myth that albinism is limiting. 

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Left: Ikponwosa Ero (credit: A F Rouen)
Right: Connie Chiu (credit: Ellis Parrinder)

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