Tanzania's albino community: 'Killed like animals'

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Albino people, who lack pigment in their skin and appear pale, are killed because potions made from their body parts are believed to bring good luck and wealth.


More than 70 albinos have been killed over the last three years in Tanzania, while there have been only 10 convictions for murder, campaigners say.


The Tanzania government has launched a campaign to raise funds to help persuade communities to abandon old beliefs and stop targeting albino people.


However, the campaign focuses on urban areas, not in rural areas where albinos face the biggest threat.




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The UN will be wanting to have a study and a commission to investigate. Might be torture involved or violating someone's rights. Oh wait the UN doesn't investigate third world countries.