Malawi: Human Rights - Anti-Albino Attacks in Malawi, Persecutions of Crimean Tatars and Repression in the Maldives

press release

Strasbourg — MEPs condemn the rise of violence against albinos in Malawi, persecutions against Crimean Tatars and crackdown on political opponents in the Maldives in three resolutions voted on Thursday.

The European Parliament strongly condemns the new wave of killings and attacks targeting people with albinism since the beginning of 2017 in Malawi, as well as any discrimination and persecution directed at them. It deplores that the introduction of stronger laws in Malawi has not prevented a recent rise in violence against persons with albinism, given that the greatest threat to persons with albinism in the majority of African countries is posed by misleading and superstitious beliefs regarding the condition.

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