Police last week uncovered the severed head of a 9-year-old albino boy who was abducted from his home in eastern Malawi. His brutal killing is suspected to be tied to an increase in albino deaths across East Africa due to beliefs that their bones contain magical properties.
The incident “shows the grave danger faced by people with albinism in Malawi,” Deprose Muchena of Amnesty International, which confirmed the killing, said in a statement.
According to the international human rights’ organization, two people with albinism have been killed in Malawi so far this year, and five others are missing.
In April, Malawi’s inspector general of police ordered his offers to immediately shoot anyone who appears to be abducting albinos in order to protect them from “dangerous criminals.” Full story...
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The incident “shows the grave danger faced by people with albinism in Malawi,” Deprose Muchena of Amnesty International, which confirmed the killing, said in a statement.
According to the international human rights’ organization, two people with albinism have been killed in Malawi so far this year, and five others are missing.
In April, Malawi’s inspector general of police ordered his offers to immediately shoot anyone who appears to be abducting albinos in order to protect them from “dangerous criminals.” Full story...
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