Tanzania must halt violence against albinos: UN rights chief

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Tanzania must halt violence against albinos: UN rights chief
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The UN human rights chief harshly condemned Thursday the murder and mutilation of an albino toddler in Tanzania, demanding authorities protect albinos, whose body parts are used for witchcraft in the country. "Violence and discrimination against people ...
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RTT News

16 May

UN Rights Chief Urges Greater Protection For Albinos

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UN Rights Chief Urges Greater Protection For Albinos
RTT News
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 was brutally ...
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Tanzanian police arrest 'witch doctors' over killing of...

 

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UN News Centre

15 May

UN rights chief calls for greater protection for Albinos after barbaric killing in ...

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UN rights chief calls for greater protection for Albinos after barbaric killing in ...
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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 ...
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10 years ago

TIME

14 Jan

Tanzania Has Banned Witchdoctors in Order to Halt the Murder of Albinos

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Tanzania Has Banned Witchdoctors in Order to Halt the Murder of Albinos
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY JEAN-MARC MOJON Albino children study on January 28, 2009 at the Mitindo Primary School for the blind, which has become a rare sanctuary for albino children. TONY KARUMBA—AFP/Getty Images ...
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New York Times

20 Feb

Fears Persist That Violence Against Albinos in Tanzania Will Grow

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Fears Persist That Violence Against Albinos in Tanzania Will Grow
New York Times
The boy was just a year old when five men with machetes snatched him from his home. Two days later, the police found his body with the arms and legs lopped off. The reason for the atrocity? The baby's pale skin marked him as an albino, and, where he lived ...
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JURIST

26 Aug

More protection needed for Tanzania albinos: UN rights office

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More protection needed for Tanzania albinos: UN rights office
JURIST
[JURIST] The UN human rights office [official website] on Monday said that the Tanzanian government's system of placing children with albinism in government care centers does not provide this vulnerable group with adequate protection from those who target ...
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Dewji Blog

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Foundation for Human Rights Statement on Xenophobic Violence in South Africa

The Government of South Africa must realize its constitutional mandate to promote and protect the rights of all people living in South Africa

 The Government of South Africa must realize its constitutional mandate to promote and protect the rights of all people living in South Africa and to uphold their dignity, regardless of their legal status. We therefore urgently call upon government, leadership and other key stakeholders including business to commit itself to a sustainable programme of...

 

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