19 February 2009 - 07H00
Albinos tracked down in lucrative trade of body parts
In Tanzania, the belief that albinos have magical powers is widely spread. As a result, children are tracked down and killed for their organs and body parts, which are worth hundreds of dollars.
It is a school like any other, where children play football during break time. However, in Missungwi region, in Tanzania, this school has become a refuge for albinos - people affected by a lack of skin pigmentation.
When white children are born to black parents, they are considered to have magical powers, and their bodies are hunted for human sacrifice.
A seven-year-old albino, Kevin is just seen as easy money for some people. He was on his way to school when three men tried to kidnap him. In Tanzania, killings of albinos have become a flourishing business.
An arm or a leg can be sold for 1,000 dollars. As a result, more than thirty albinos have been killed in just one year.
In a bid to halt the killings, the Tanzanian government has decided that everyone found guilty would be sentenced to death.
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Racism
And we are supposed to believe that blacks are not racist?