Monday, December 08, 2008

No respite for albinos in Tanzania...

In the past week, two Tanzanian albinos have been murdered for their limbs. 

Elizabeth Hussein, 13, was attacked by men with machetes and Ezekiel John, 47, had his arms and legs cut off after being shot. Their deaths bring the toll to 35 murders in just more than a year, the Independent reports. 

There is similar violence against albinos throughout east and central Africa. 

The killings are orchestrated by witch doctors who claim they can make people rich using limbs and blood from their white-skinned neighbours. More...

See also:

  1. Tanzania: Mothers hacked in albino attacks.
  2. Albinos in Tanzania take to the streets...
  3. WTF! Albinos are being murdered in Tanzania...

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