Persecution of people with albinism
(sometimes abbreviated PWA[1])
is based on the belief that certain
body parts of albinistic people can
transmit magical powers. Such
superstition is present especially
in some parts of the
African Great Lakes region,
it has been promulgated and
exploited by witch doctors and
others who use such body parts
as ingredients in rituals, concoctions
and potions with the claim that
their magic will bring prosperity
to the user
(muti or medicine murder).[2]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_people_with_albinism