Fatal Belief: Albinos killed in Tanzania for money

Pulse Nigeria
Fatal Belief: Albinos killed in Tanzania for money
Pulse Nigeria
The Government of the east African country has set up a task force to investigate the incessant killing of albinos over the years. Published: 4 minutes ago , Refreshed: 1 minute ago; Steve Dede. Print; eMail · play About 70 albinos in Tanzania have been killed ...
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10 years ago

Daily Mail

26 Jan

Trade in body parts driven by belief albinos bring luck and wealth

Daily Mail
Trade in body parts driven by belief albinos bring luck and wealth
Daily Mail
Tanzania's albinos are being 'hunted down like animals' as greed for money and influence drives families to turn on their own loved ones in a trade allegedly fuelled by some of the country's most powerful people. It is believed albino body parts will bring a ...

 

10 years ago

BBC News

09 Dec

Albinos in Tanzania: 'We're being killed like animals'

BBC News
Albinos in Tanzania: 'We're being killed like animals'
BBC News
A new campaign launched in Tanzania aims to protect albino people after a rise in the number of them being murdered. In the last three years over 70 albinos have been killed, but only ten convictions have been made. There is a belief among some in ...

 

10 years ago

Headlines &Amp; Global News

11 Dec

Albinos in Tanzania Are Killed 'Like Animals' So Their Body Parts Can Be Used ...

Headlines & Global News
Albinos in Tanzania Are Killed 'Like Animals' So Their Body Parts Can Be Used ...
Headlines & Global News
Albinism is a lack of pigmentation that causes pale skin and light hair. (Photo : Twitter Photo Section). Mtobi Namigambo had gone to work for the day when his then 3-month-old son, May Mosi, was attacked. "I had gone to the lake to fish. They were all alone ...
Albinos being killed for body partsWOAI
Tanzania's Albinos 'Killed like Animals' for Body Parts Used in...

 

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WOAI

11 Dec

Albinos being killed for body parts

WOAI
Albinos being killed for body parts
WOAI
SAN ANTONIO - People with albinism - a lack of pigment that makes them appear strikingly white - are routinely being killed in Tanzania for their hair or body parts, which are then used to make potions to attract wealth and luck. The tradition is not a new one ...
Tanzania's Albinos 'Killed like Animals' for Body Parts Used in PotionsBreitbart News

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10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Albinos 'being killed like animals'

A new campaign launched in Tanzania aims to protect albino people after a rise in the number of them being murdered.

 

10 years ago

International Business Times AU

19 Feb

It's Fatal To Be An Albino In Tanzania Due To Cannibalism

International Business Times AU
It's Fatal To Be An Albino In Tanzania Due To Cannibalism
International Business Times AU
Children with albinism sit at the Golden Valley English Medium School, a school sponsored by Under the Same Sun (UTSS), in Geita November 24, 2011. UTSS is a Canadian non-profit organization that sponsors more than 300 pupils with albinism from ...
Geita Police Recover Body of Child With AlbinismAllAfrica.com
Kidnap of child with albinism sparks call to enforce ban of...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Feb

Yanga need self-belief to beat Al Ahly

Young Africans chief coach’s confidence on the ability of his players to take on big opponents is a good base for the team’s success against Egypt’s Al Ahly this weekend.

 

10 years ago

Spyghana.Com

20 Feb

Albinos in Tanzania to demonstrate on March 2

spyghana.com
Albinos in Tanzania to demonstrate on March 2
spyghana.com
The National Chairman of the Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS), Mr Ernest Kimaya, said the demonstrations, planned for March 2, are a response by the albinism-affected following the inhuman treatment meted on them spawning over a decade. He noted with ...
People with albinism plan demoDaily News

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10 years ago

Sky News Australia

25 Aug

UN condemns abuse of Tanzania albinos

Sky News Australia
UN condemns abuse of Tanzania albinos
Sky News Australia
A UN expert has condemned the abuse of young albinos in government care centres in Tanzania, a country where many are killed and their body parts sold as lucky charms. At least 74 albinos have been murdered in the east African country since 2000.
Ritual Killings of People With Albinism Increase in TanzaniaVoice of America
UN: Children with albinism segregated in TanzaniaKansas City Star

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