UN urges protection for Albinos after Tanzania killing

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UN urges protection for Albinos after Tanzania killing
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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...

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11 years ago

Dewji Blog

16 May

People with albinism: Pillay urges more protection after barbaric killing in Tanzania

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Thursday for increased protection for people with albinism, after the barbaric murder of a 40-year-old woman with albinism in north-western Tanzania on 12 May. 

“This killing and the terrible circumstances surrounding it sadly demonstrate that the human rights situation of people with albinism in Tanzania and other countries, remains dire,” Pillay said. 

According to police reports,...

 

11 years ago

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PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM: PILLAY URGES MORE PROTECTION AFTER BARBARIC KILLING IN TANZANIA‏

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Thursday for increased protection for people with albinism, after the barbaric murder of a 40-year-old woman with albinism in north-western Tanzania on 12 May. “This killing and the terrible circumstances surrounding it sadly demonstrate that the human rights situation of people with albinism in Tanzania and other...

 

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

RTT News

16 May

UN Rights Chief Urges Greater Protection For Albinos

BBC News
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 ...
UN human rights chief urges greater protection for people with albinismShanghai Daily (subscription)
Tanzanian police arrest 'witch doctors' over killing of...

 

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'...

 

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

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

TheCitizen

28 May

‘Politicians killing albinos’

 The government admitted yesterday that politicians could be behind increased attacks and killings of people with albinism in the country.

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

26 Mar

Muslims Combat Albinos' Killing for Magic

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.".

 

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