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Four sentenced to hang for Killing an Albino in Tanznia for Body Parts.

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 11:21 PM

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A court sentenced four people to death in northern Tanzania for the killing of an albino man who was targeted for body parts believed to have special powers, authorities said Friday.

The four were found guilty of killing the 50-year-old albino in the Shinyanga region and sentenced to die by hanging for removing his body parts, said Lucca Haule, assistant commissioner of police.

So far, seven people have been sentenced to death for the killing of more than 50 Tanzanian albinos, including children, in the past two years, Haule said. Dozens more are awaiting trial.

Albinism is a genetic condition that leads to little or no pigment in the eyes, skin and hair.

Body parts of albinos are sought in some regions of Tanzania and other African countries, where some believe they bring wealth and good luck. Attackers chop off limbs and pluck out organs, selling them to witch doctors.

Killings have gone up in the east African nation, which has an estimated 200,000 albinos, according to the Tanzania Albino Center.

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 11:28 PM

200,000 sounds like a rather high ratio per population of Albinoism but I really don't know the population of Tanzania. Thought the condition was rarer than that. So the witch doctors have given their body parts magical power and people have become the objects of poachers. Yes, I agree with the punishment.
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 09:50 PM

I've been to Tanzania several times to visit my dad, who was working there in agricultural genetics on loan to the Tanzanian government. Indeed, there is a *very* high proportion of albinos in that country and in parts of Kenya (not sure about the continent at large, though). It's sad, because when I was there (mid- to late-90s) this wasn't going on and albinos were just people who looked a bit different. It all seemed quite normal to everyone. This "witch doctorism" seems to be spreading throughout the African continent. I know that occasionally children have been killed for body parts that are supposed to bring "luck".
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