The HAWK Project

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Tanzanian Albinos can now heave a sigh of relieve, for a while

A court in north-western Tanzania has sentenced three men to death by hanging for killing a 14-year-old albino boy. They were found guilty of attacking Matatizo Dunia and severing his legs in Bukombe district in Shinyanga province.



In the past two years there has been a huge rise in murders of albino people. Witchdoctors use their body parts in potions they claim bring prosperity.
Read more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8270446.stm

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