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Malawi: Hangman Job Up for Grabs
Nyasa Times, 15 August 2019
Malawi government will call for people to apply to be the state's executioner in a country where employment is hard to find as courts are now handing down death sentences to… Read more »
Death for Three After Killing of Person With Albinism In Malawi
Three people have been sentenced to death in Malawi for the murder and mutilation of a person with albinism, a penalty the judge said would serve as a strong deterrent. The southern African country has since late 2014, seen a surge in attacks on people with albinism, whose body parts are often used in rituals believed to bring wealth and luck.
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Malawi: Judge Sentences Three to Death for Albinism Murder
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 14 August 2019
Three people have been sentenced to death in Malawi for the murder and mutilation of a person with albinism, a court official confirmed on Wednesday, a sanction the judge said… Read more »
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Malawi: Death Penalty Handed Down for Three Albino Killers
RFI, 14 August 2019
Two men and a woman have been sentenced to death in Malawi after being convicted of brutally murdering a man with albinism in 2015. Read more »
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Southern Africa: Leaders Must Ramp Up Efforts to Stop People With Albinism Being Killed for Body Parts
AI London, 14 August 2019
Approximately 150 people with albinism have been killed in countries such as Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique since 2014 Read more »
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Malawi: Community in Fear Over Missing Boy With Albinism
Nyasa Times, 5 August 2019
People with albinism in Mitundu, the home area for a boy with albinism Goodson Fanizo, who was abducted in Dedza early this year, say they are still living in fear over the missing… Read more »
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Malawi: Suspected Albino Killers Appear in Court, Deny Killing Boy
Nyasa Times, 20 July 2019
Four suspected killers of a 14-year-boy with albinism in Dedza have all denied killing the boy, forcing the High Court sitting in Dedza to adjourn the case to July 24 for… Read more »
InFocus
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Malawi Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu has said the country's death penalty law that hasn't been used since the change to a democratic government in ... Read more »
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The commission is expected to investigate whether markets for body parts are driving the attacks, while also intending to create awareness among citizens of the heinous nature of ... Read more »
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Over 12 people have been arrested including a police officer and a catholic priest for the death of 22-year-old Mcdonald Masambuka.The priest was taken to Nselema police station ... Read more »
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They have been persecuted and killed in Malawi. In Tanzania, there's an increasing trend of exhuming albino bodies. At least ten albinos are murdered in ritual killings every year ... Read more »
