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Albino people increasingly killed for their body parts in Malawi
Topic Started: Jun 7 2016, 02:17 PM (205 Views)
Dem4life

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/albino-people-increasingly-killed-for-their-body-parts-in-malawi/ar-BBtYC0R?ocid=spartanntp
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Dem4life

At least 18 people with albinism have been killed for their body parts in the southern African country of Malawi since November 2014, Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday.

The body parts are sold for use in remedies by witch doctors, who say albino parts bring good luck or wealth, according to the report., It added that women and children are especially vulnerable to attack because of the myth that having sex with a person with albinism can cure HIV/AIDS.

The actual number of killings likely is higher because many deaths in rural areas go unreported, Amnesty International said.

There are an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 people born with the absence of pigment in their skin, eyes and hair, according to The Association of People with Albinism in Malawi. They "live in fear of losing their lives to criminal gangs, who, in some instances, include close family members," Amnesty said.
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This type of superstition should be eradicated by now. Terrible for those affected.
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Robert Stout
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Africans tire of only eating dark meat............. :dunno:
Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid
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