‘Politicians killing albinos’

Muslims Combat Albinos' Killing for Magic
AllAfrica.com
As Malawi continues to register mass killings of albinos, the Muslim community has launched a relentless fight to curb the malpractice described by human rights and political leadership in the southern African nation as "heart rending" and "barbaric.".

BBC News
UN urges protection for Albinos after Tanzania killing
indiablooms
New York, May 16 (IBNS): The barbaric murder of a woman with albinism in Tanzania has prompted the United Nations human rights chief to call for greater protection for this "exceptionally vulnerable" community. According to police reports, 40-year-old ...
UN human rights chief urges greater protection for people with albinismShanghai Daily (subscription)
Tanzanian police arrest 'witch doctors' over killing of...

Yahoo! Maktoob News
UN condemns surge in hunting and killing of albinos in East Africa
The Star Online
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least 15 people with albinism, mostly children, have been killed, wounded, abducted or nearly abducted in East Africa in a surge in violence against albinos in the past six months, the United Nations (U.N.) said on ...
UN rights chief denounces surge in albino attacksThe Daily Star
Surge in 'stunningly vicious attacks' on albino children in East Africa,...

UN News Centre
UN rights chief calls for greater protection for Albinos after barbaric killing in ...
UN News Centre
15 May 2014 – The barbaric murder of a woman with albinism in Tanzania has prompted the United Nations human rights chief to call for greater protection for this “exceptionally vulnerable” community. According to police reports, 40-year-old Munghu Lugata ...
UN Condemns Death of Tanzania Albino Woman Killed for Body PartsBusinessweek
UTSS condemns killing of woman with...

>Assaults on albinos have been in the media spotlight for the past seven years, yet the only thing we know for sure is this:  They are attacked, mutilated and killed for their body parts--presumably for use in witchcraft concoctions. The people behind these inhuman and callous acts remain unknown even though investigators have arrested, interrogated and prosecuted many people reportedly hired to attack albinos.

Albinos 'want their killers executed'
Daily News
A DELEGATION of people with albinism through the Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS) is expected to meet President Jakaya Kikwete on Thursday, this week, in which among others, will request the president to put into effect the death penalty on convicted ...

It is time we approached the plight of albinos as a crisis that should be pursued on the same scale as a war. People with albinism are not only kidnapped but also mutilated and killed regularly.

Albinos must be protected at any cost
Daily News
FOR all the weird myths about persons with a skin disorder, erstwhile known as albinos, some bordering on the bizarre that they don't die, any person in his or her right frame of mind will understand that it's all just a pack of lies. Persons living with albinism are ...

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Witchdoctors banned to protect albinos
Legalbrief (subscription)
Tanzania has banned witchdoctors in an effort to stem a surge in murders of albinos, whose body parts are sold for witchcraft. New Vision reports that this follows last month's kidnapping of a four-year-old girl from her home in the northern Mwanza region.
Tanzania Bans Witchdoctors, Sets Up Taskforce to Curb Albino AttacksAllAfrica.com
Tanzania bans witch doctors to stem grisly albino murdersThe Japan Times
Tanzania bans...