GENEVA: 29 April 2016: Ikponwosa Ero, The United Nations Independent Expert on the rights of persons with albinism, expressed serious concerns about the attacks, mutilation and killing of persons with albinism in Malawi. Superstitious beliefs about the magical properties of the body parts of PWA, have given rise to a critical crisis where PWA are hunted […]
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 […]
Woman with albinism killed in Malawi: no isolated incident
Protection of people with albinism remains a serious concern in Malawi as in other parts of Africa. The recent killing of Eunice Phiri, a 53-year-old woman with albinism, found on 28 January in the Kasungu National Park, is the latest in a spate of attacks on people with albinism (PWA). Both her arms had been chopped […]