European Knight
06-29-2015, 03:54 PM
Mulanje: Malawi has launched an investigation into the root cause of a recent spate of murders of albinos, a senior official said Saturday, as the country marked international albinism awareness day.
There was a need to educate citizens to "change their mindset (and understand) that albinos do not have any magical powers", Isaac Katopola, deputy secretary in the social welfare ministry, told AFP.
Albinos, who are very pale due to a hereditary genetic condition that causes an absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes, are sometimes killed for their body parts for use in witchcraft.
Katopola said "officially six albinos have been killed" since a surge in attacks began in December, while UN agencies in Malawi put the figure at nine.
There was also "continued exhumation of albino remains for their bones", he said.
Malawi to probe `root cause` of albino killings | Zee News (http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/malawi-to-probe-root-cause-of-albino-killings_1621227.html)
http://youtu.be/62RYNuXBihE
There was a need to educate citizens to "change their mindset (and understand) that albinos do not have any magical powers", Isaac Katopola, deputy secretary in the social welfare ministry, told AFP.
Albinos, who are very pale due to a hereditary genetic condition that causes an absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes, are sometimes killed for their body parts for use in witchcraft.
Katopola said "officially six albinos have been killed" since a surge in attacks began in December, while UN agencies in Malawi put the figure at nine.
There was also "continued exhumation of albino remains for their bones", he said.
Malawi to probe `root cause` of albino killings | Zee News (http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/malawi-to-probe-root-cause-of-albino-killings_1621227.html)
http://youtu.be/62RYNuXBihE