Summary
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[li]Amnesty International says there have been at least 115 attacks on persons with albinism since 2015[/li][li]Malawi acting as a major source for neighboring countries[/li]
[li]Sharp rise on attacks in 2015 [read TZ elections period] & from 2016 to present [read +254 elections][/li][li]In Malawi, a country of 16.5 million people, there are said to be 7,000 to 10,000 people with albinism.[/li][li]there are reports of bones reaching up to $75,000 on the black market [peasants keep off][/li][li]Tanzania has seen some 180 attacks, including 76 murders, since 2000. Thirty-five of those murders took place in 2015[/li][li]This boy’s twin brother, also an albino, was abducted and later killed …his mother’s narration. [/li][/ul]
http://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2017/malawi-killed-for-their-bones/images/Harrison-parents-and-brother-2.jpg
Very sad. I once joked about selling parts in TZ but I have felt too bad after reading the story by AJZ
It reminds me of yesterday’s jokes about Hon. Mwaura’s ear
link [complete with graphics] http://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2017/malawi-killed-for-their-bones/index.html#chapter4