Effective Plans Needed to Stop Albino Killings

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Effective Plans Needed to Stop Albino Killings
AllAfrica.com
AN albino toddler who had gone missing for some days in Geita Region recently was found dead with all his limbs hacked off. What a bad news, that Yohana Bahati, aged one, was snatched from the house of his mother, who was cut with a machete?
Tanzania's elections may be dangerous for albinosColumbus Dispatch
Albino Toddler Found Dead, Dismembered For Witchcraft Purposes, Police SayHuffington Post
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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Mar

DEAR DIARY: Albino killings have to stop!

>Enough! Seriously, it is enough. These albino killings, they have to stop already. Hapana, we cannot keep going like this. It is completely unacceptable. Do you hear me? Unacceptable! What we see in the news, it cannot be happening in Tanzania; in our own land and around our clock. What has gotten to us?

 

10 years ago

Headlines &Amp; Global News

14 Jan

Tanzania Bans Witchdoctors To Stop Albino Killings

Headlines & Global News
Tanzania Bans Witchdoctors To Stop Albino Killings
Headlines & Global News
A string of attacks on albino people in Tanzania has prompted officials in the east African country to ban witchdoctors, the BBC reported. Share This Story. At least 70 people with albinism, a genetic disorder characterized by little to no skin pigmentation, have ...
Tanzania bans witchdoctors after albino murdersTelegraph.co.uk
Tanzania bans witch doctors to curb albino killings but 'ghost'...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

13 Oct

Effective measures needed to curb bogus certificates

Effective measures needed to curb bogus certificates
Daily News
THE National Examinations Council (NECTA) has sounded an alarm following rampant use of forged academic certificates. The Council has called for employers in both government and private institutions to consult with it in verifying academic transcripts ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Dec

Stop these killings!

Freedom of movement to wherever one wishes to go, and at whatever time of day one chooses—so long as one doesn’t break the law—is a human right that is most basic and hence, taken for granted.

 

11 years ago

Zee News

21 May

EU wants Tanzania to stop people's killings with albinism

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EU wants Tanzania to stop people's killings with albinism
Zee News
Dar es Salaam:The European Union (EU) in Tanzania Tuesday appealed to Tanzanian authorities to take all necessary measures to prevent further killings of people with albinism. Filiberto Sebregondi, the EU head of delegation to Tanzania, said in a letter to ...
EU appeals to Tanzania to stop killings of people with albinismShanghai Daily (subscription)
EU 'appalled' by Albino killings in TanzaniaJournal of Turkish...

 

11 years ago

GlobalPost

21 May

EU appeals to Tanzania to stop killings of people with albinism

EU appeals to Tanzania to stop killings of people with albinism
GlobalPost
DAR ES SALAAM, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) in Tanzania on Tuesday appealed to Tanzanian authorities to take all necessary measures to prevent further killings of people with albinism. Filiberto Sebregondi, the EU head of delegation to ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Mar

We’ll end albino killings, vows JK

>President Jakaya Kikwete has expressed shock over the fresh wave of killings of people with albinism in the country, saying this barbaric cruelty, which has also given Tanzania a bad image, cannot be tolerated. In his first remarks since the renewed wave of attacks on albinos, which has subjected Tanzania to global condemnation, President Kikwete sought to absolve the government from blame, saying past efforts by his administration had stamped out the vice.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

07 Jul

14 on death row over albino killings

14 on death row over albino killings
Daily News
THE crackdown by the police on syndicates behind abductions, mutilations and killings of people with albinism has netted 133 suspects, 14 of whom have been convicted and sentenced to death, Home Affairs Minister Mathias Chikawe disclosed. “A total of ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Mar

UN set to investigate albino killings in EA

>The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday decided to appoint an expert to investigate abuses suffered by albinos in East Africa. The 47-member council adopted by consensus a resolution establishing a three-year watchdog position. It expressed “grave concern at attacks and widespread violations against persons with albinism, including women and children, persons with disabilities and the elderly.”

 

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