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    "id": 1169140,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1169140/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Every year on 13th June, the International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is observed in celebration of the human rights of people with albinism and to raise awareness on their health condition. Albinism happens due to lack of pigmentation (melanin) in the hair, skin and eyes, which makes a person vulnerable to the sun and bright light. The genesis of IAAD dates recently in the mid-2000s. While it had been reported that persons with albinism globally faced discrimination and stigma, information on cases of physical attacks against persons with albinism was mainly available from countries in Africa. There were reports of violent attacks and murders of people with albinism in Tanzania. The attacks were fueled by false beliefs that people with albinism possessed magical powers. As a result, in 2015, 70 people were killed and many more harmed. Due to this, the Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS) and other NGOs came together to lobby for the rights of people with albinism. A reprieve was conveyed when the UN Human Rights Council on 13th June, 2013, adopted the first resolution ever vide Resolution No. A/HRC/RES/23/13, calling for the prevention of attacks and discrimination against persons living with albinism."
}