IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 406 
Recognizing the progress made and challenges still faced by people living 
with albinism in East Africa. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2015 
Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the progress made and challenges still faced 
by people living with albinism in East Africa. 
Whereas the United States House of Representatives brought 
widespread awareness to the plight of people with albi-
nism in East Africa, where many shamans promote the 
deplorable belief that people with albinism are less than 
human, and use their body parts as charms in occult rit-
uals, by passing H. Res. 1088 on March 10, 2010; 
Whereas widespread awareness and public outcry in recent 
years has led to improvements in the lives of people living 
with albinism in East Africa; 
Whereas challenges still exist, and our continued support of 
people with albinism in East Africa is needed; 
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Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Council passed 
resolution 23/13 on June 13, 2013, calling for an end to 
attacks and discrimination against people with albinism 
and further urged ‘‘States to adopt specific measures to 
protect and preserve the rights to life and security of per-
sons with albinism’’; 
Whereas United Nations reports indicate that many albinos 
in Tanzania have been murdered since 2000 and their 
dismembered body parts have been sold for hundreds to 
thousands of dollars to be used as charms in rituals, 
many persons with albinism have been attacked resulting 
in dismemberment, and grave robbers have exhumed 
graves seeking limbs and bodies of persons with albinism 
to sell; 
Whereas many people with albinism still lack access to med-
ical services especially for skin cancer and vision prob-
lems from which they suffer at higher rates than people 
without albinism; and 
Whereas many people with albinism in East Africa remain 
highly marginalized and consequently have little access to 
education, skills training, jobs, and entrepreneurship op-
portunities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the governments of East Africa 
that have made advances in improving the lives of 
people with albinism; 
(2) urges that the United States Government 
should work with the governments of East Africa 
and non-governmental organizations to address vio-
lence against people with albinism; 
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(3) calls upon governments in East Africa to 
continue to work to ensure the right to life, the pro-
hibition of torture and ill-treatment of people with 
albinism; 
(4) calls upon governments in East Africa to 
take appropriate measures to prevent attacks by in-
vestigating and prosecuting those individuals who 
kill, assault, persecute, or discriminate against peo-
ple with albinism to the full extent of law; 
(5) calls upon governments in East Africa to 
adopt specific measures to promote access to ade-
quate health care, employment, education, and jus-
tice for individuals with albinism; and 
(6) calls upon governments in East Africa to 
work closely together to take measures against 
human trafficking of people with albinism across 
state borders. 
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