UN Rights Chief Urges Greater Protection For Albinos

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UN Rights Chief Urges Greater Protection For Albinos
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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 ...
UN human rights chief urges greater protection for people with albinismShanghai Daily (subscription)
Tanzanian police arrest 'witch doctors' over killing of...

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11 years ago

UN News Centre

15 May

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

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...

 

11 years ago

Shanghai Daily (Subscription)

16 May

UN human rights chief urges greater protection for people with albinism

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UN human rights chief urges greater protection for people with albinism
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged more protection for people with albinism, after a woman with the condition in Tanzania was brutally murdered Monday. "This killing and the ...
Tanzanian police arrest 'witch doctors' over killing of albinoSabahi Online
UN Condemns Death of Tanzania Albino Woman Killed for...

 

11 years ago

Scoop.Co.Nz (Press Release)

16 May

UN Calls for Greater Protection for Albinos in Tanzania

BBC News
UN Calls for Greater Protection for Albinos in Tanzania
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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 human rights chief urges greater protection for people with albinismShanghai Daily (subscription)
Tanzanian police arrest 'witch doctors'...

 

11 years ago

Indiablooms

16 May

UN urges protection for Albinos after Tanzania killing

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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...

 

10 years ago

JURIST

26 Aug

More protection needed for Tanzania albinos: UN rights office

JURIST
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 ...
UN expert condemns 'appalling' abuse of Tanzania albinosYahoo News
Ritual Killings of People With Albinism Increase in TanzaniaVoice of America
UN: Children with...

 

10 years ago

GlobalPost

19 Feb

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 ...
It's Fatal To Be An Albino In Tanzania Due To CannibalismInternational Business Times AU
Albino Child Found Dead With Limbs Hacked Off In TanzaniaThe...

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

13 Aug

Tanzanian Media Council Seeks Greater Constitutional Protection for Press ...

Tanzanian Media Council Seeks Greater Constitutional Protection for Press ...
AllAfrica.com
The Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) on Sunday (August 10th) called on the Constituent Assembly to amend the draft constitution to provide better protection for the media sector, Tanzania's Daily News reported. MCT Representative Pili Mtambalike called ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Aug

LAKE ZONE: RC: Tighten protection of albinos

>District commissioners in Tabora Region have been directed to identify all people with albinism in their jurisdiction areas in a bid to facilitate their protection.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

11 Dec

Z'bar VP calls for protection of human rights

Daily News
Z'bar VP calls for protection of human rights
Daily News
ZANZIBAR First Vice-President Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad has said that everyone has the responsibility to take all necessary steps to ensure the protection of Human rights. Mr Hamad made the call when he received a procession of activts mounted to mark ...

 

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