Josvah Maheny (left), vice-president of the Albinos Association of Madagascar, in discussion with officials. Liva Gervais Sylvie, deputy for Besalampy and commission president at the National Assembly, reaffirmed the firm determination of her parliamentary colleagues to strengthen the legislative framework for protecting children and people with albinism. "The National Assembly is becoming aware of the need to amend previously adopted laws. Violence against people with albinism is on the rise. (...) They are targeted because of superstitions that they possess magical powers or that their eyes contain diamonds. The protection of these people is a matter of mutual support within the National Assembly. If they are not killed, they are marginalized," she explained yesterday during a roundtable on strengthening child protection mechanisms at Résidence Ankerana, as part of the closing of Children's Month, organized by the Civil Society Platform for Childhood (PFSCE). The vice-president of Albinos Madagascar association, Josvah Maheny, paints an alarming picture. Since 2022, 33 kidnappings of people with albinism have been recorded in Madagascar, including eight this year, according to data provided by Josvah Maheny. The PFSCE notes that at least sixteen (16) children and adolescents with albinism were kidnapped and murdered in Madagascar in 2025, while several other cases have been recorded since the beginning of 2026. "These acts seriously violate children's fundamental rights and highlight the urgency of strengthening prevention and protection mechanisms," according to the platform. A bill on the protection of people with albinism, validated by both chambers of Parliament, was declared twice unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court (HCC) in 2024 and 2025. Miangaly Ralitera