Albinos face ‘unprecedented’ killings — Amnesty

Albinos in Malawi are being targeted in an “unprecedented wave of brutal attacks”, Amnesty International said Tuesday, blaming police for failing to tackle a scourge fuelled by ritual practices. At least 18 albinos, who have white skin because of a hereditary condition that causes an absence of pigmentation, have been killed across Malawi since November […]

Albinos in Malawi are being targeted in an “unprecedented wave of brutal attacks”, Amnesty International said Tuesday, blaming police for failing to tackle a scourge fuelled by ritual practices.
At least 18 albinos, who have white skin because of a hereditary condition that causes an absence of pigmentation, have been killed across Malawi since November 2014.
Five others are still missing after being abducted, the London-based rights group said in a report.
The report titled “We are not animals to be hunted or sold” painted a chilling picture, with the body parts of victims, including children, routinely hacked off for use in witchcraft.