STRASBOURG 7th July: Today, the European Parliament called on African countries to end the impunity in relation to the persecution and killing of people with albinism (PWA), focusing in particular on Malawi, where an estimated 10,000 people are people with albinism. The attacks motivated by superstitious beliefs about the properties of these body parts has given rise to organised […]
Summary: country by country attacks on persons with albinism
Compiled by: Under the Same Sun Malawi March 2016: a 20 year old man with albinism by the name of Namphiri Lang’awa was brutally murdered in Sub Traditional Authority Ndakwela in the district, Malawi. According to police authorities, suspected albino killer businessman Bashir Henery Goba and his gang of assailants who hunt and kill people with albinism […]
Hunting for muti: the chase for people with albinism
The persecution of people with albinism continues and is especially rife in Tanzania and other parts of East Africa. Despite legal measures, protection and convictions remain weak. The persecution of people with albinism (PWA) continues and is especially rife in Tanzania, Malawi and other parts of East Africa. Despite increasing international visibility and recent laws […]
‘Witchcraft’ beliefs trigger attacks against people with albinism, UN expert warns
Published by UN News Centre 22nd March 2016. Go to Original Source People with albinism are being hunted for witchcraft rituals, their body parts hacked off with machetes, and even having their graves desecrated, a United Nations expert warned today in her first report to the UN Human Rights Council. “Dangerous myths feed these attacks […]
Malawi’s albino hunters and the rising mutilations
Attacks on persons with albinism are on the rise in Malawi as criminal gangs, so-called “albino hunters” are out on the prowl, seeking, abducting, mutilating and killing PWA for their prized body parts. These body parts, believed to have magical properties have led to a surge in demand and a lucrative underground market. Efforts at […]