War Photographer Focuses on Plight of 1B Disabled People

When war photographer Graeme Robertson met a boy in Uganda whose skin looked as if it was falling off his face, he was shocked to discover the boy had been attacked for being blind. "Sometimes when you have a blind child they will try and kill them, set them on fire, lock them in a hut for the rest of their life, forget about them," Robertson said, speaking from his home in London. It is unclear who carries out the attacks, but it is likely to be relatives or members of the...

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