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Don’t let them kill this child with albinism
 Take Action  10-year old Annie Alfred could be killed for her body parts because some think this will make them rich. Annie has albinism, and thousands of people like her in Malawi are at risk of being targeted. Demand that Malawi's government protect people with albinism from murder.    |
Dear friends,
Annie Alfred is like any other child in Malawi. Her friends and family love her. She wants to be a nurse when she grows up.
But this 10-year old girl is in danger because some people think her body parts will make them rich, and they want to steal them.
Sign this petition to Malawi President Arthur Peter Mutharika demanding that his government protect Annie and others with albinism from murder.
Annie was born with albinism, an inherited condition that prevents her body from making enough color, or melanin, to protect her skin from the sun.
People call Annie "ghost" and "money," and want to steal her hair or - worse - her bones.
7,000 people in Malawi share Annie's condition, and they have nowhere safe to go.
Use your power to help Annie and others with albinism get the FULL protection of law.
Attacks on people with albinism have spiked in recent months.
That's why Amnesty International has included Annie's case in its annual Write for Rights campaign, the biggest grassroots human rights event in the world.
Your action today will help shine a light on this deadly practice, and protect the lives of people with albinism, who are under constant threat of violence and abuses of their human rights.
For Annie and all people with albinism facing the same danger, take action now.
Thank you doing your part to defend human rights today.
Sincerely,
Zeke Johnson
Managing Director, Individual at Risks Program
Amnesty International USA
Annie Alfred is like any other child in Malawi. Her friends and family love her. She wants to be a nurse when she grows up.
But this 10-year old girl is in danger because some people think her body parts will make them rich, and they want to steal them.
Sign this petition to Malawi President Arthur Peter Mutharika demanding that his government protect Annie and others with albinism from murder.
Annie was born with albinism, an inherited condition that prevents her body from making enough color, or melanin, to protect her skin from the sun.
People call Annie "ghost" and "money," and want to steal her hair or - worse - her bones.
7,000 people in Malawi share Annie's condition, and they have nowhere safe to go.
Use your power to help Annie and others with albinism get the FULL protection of law.
Attacks on people with albinism have spiked in recent months.
That's why Amnesty International has included Annie's case in its annual Write for Rights campaign, the biggest grassroots human rights event in the world.
Your action today will help shine a light on this deadly practice, and protect the lives of people with albinism, who are under constant threat of violence and abuses of their human rights.
For Annie and all people with albinism facing the same danger, take action now.
Thank you doing your part to defend human rights today.
Sincerely,
Zeke Johnson
Managing Director, Individual at Risks Program
Amnesty International USA
