Canada and All Other Countries
United States Title: Albino (11) Shot, Beheaded
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Author(s):
Maziva, Sizwe
Date:
August, 2010
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Summary:
An 11 year old girl with albinism from Swaziland is abducted by an armed man who also fatally shoots her in front of witnesses.
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Type:
News Articles
Source:
Times of Swaziland. Accessed August 20, 2010.
Keywords:
Swaziland; Albino; Albinism; Abduct; Shot; Killed; 11 year old; Girl
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Title: Albino African Seeks Spain Asylum
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Author(s):
BBC
Date:
June, 2013
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Summary:
An 18 year old male with albinism from the country of Benin, west Africa, seeks asylum in Spain. He cites fear of ritualistic killing as in Tanzania.
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Type:
News Articles
Source:
BBC. Accessed July 27, 2010.
Keywords:
Albino; Benin; Asylum; Moszy.
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Title: Albino Girl Killed for Body Parts
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Author(s):
BBC
Date:
June, 2013
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Summary:
A six year old Burundian girl with albinism is reported as the 6th victim of attack on persons with albinism in the country since September 2008.
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Type:
News Articles
Source:
BBC. Accessed July 23, 2010.
Keywords:
Albino; Albinism; Burundi; Killing; attack.
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Title: Albino Girl Murdered in Tanzania
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Author(s):
BBC
Date:
October, 2008
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Summary:
A 9 year old girl with albinism is murdered in Segese village of Kahama district, Tanzania. The killers used a machete to cut off the victim's legs and they also made off with some hairs.
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Type:
News Articles
Source:
BBC. Accessed July 29, 2010.
Keywords:
Albino; Albinism; Tanzania; Killing; Mutiliation; Kahama District.
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Title: Albino Girl Shot, Mutilated
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Author(s):
Mkhonta, Starsky
Date:
August, 2010
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Summary:
"An albino girl has been killed at Ondiyaneni in Shiselweni. The girl, 11-year-old Banele Nxumalo's murder is the latest chilling ritual killing of albinos, an obsession that has gripped many parts of Africa, especially the east where it is believed the blood of an albino makes strong muti. Banele was at a river at Sigudvuma when two men alighted from a car and started accosting the children who had come to collect water."
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Type:
News Articles
Source:
Swazi Observer. Accessed August 20, 2010.
Keywords:
Swaziland; Albino; Albinism; Abduct; Shot; Killed; 11 year old; Girl; Banele Nxumalo.
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Title: Albino Killer Sentenced to Death
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Author(s):
Sapa-AFP
Date:
July, 2010
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Summary:
"A Tanzanian court sentences a 50-year-old man to death by hanging after being convicted of murdering an albino girl in 2008."
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Type:
News Articles
Source:
Independent Online (From South African Press Association & Agence France-Presse) (SAPA-AFP). Accessed July 27, 2010.
Keywords:
Albino; Killing; Court; Justice; Death Sentence; Hanging; Tanzania.
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Title: Albino Killing Craze Stares at Ghana
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Author(s):
Koomson, Fiifi
Date:
March, 2009
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Summary:
The town of Bukruwa in eastern Ghana is cited as dangerous for persons with albinism. The Chief of the town, Nana Agyare Osei Tutu III, admits the danger of ritualistic killings of persons with albinism in the area and also confirms that they cannot fight such traditional actions but can only warn persons with albinism to seek refuge in a designated quarter on the outskirts of town. President of the Albino Society of Ghana, Mr. John Davies is leading an educational campaign to sensitize the populace on the human rights persons with albinism.
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Type:
News Articles
Source:
Modern Ghana.
Keywords:
Albino; Albinism; Ghana; Albino Society of Ghana; John Davies; President.
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Title: Albino Killings Cause Fear and Anxiety
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Author(s):
Theophile, Mugisho N.
Date:
June, 2013
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Summary:
A citizen reporter summarizes the fear that has consumed the albino population in Tanzania and neighbouring Burundi. Hundreds of persons with albinism are reportedly in hiding. Parents of persons with albinism often have to go into hiding with their children which means a phsycal separation from their communities and also their sources of livelihood.
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Type:
News Articles
Source:
Broowaha (United States) Citizens' Newspaper. Accessed July 28, 2010
Keywords:
Albino; Albinism; Killings; Fear.
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Title: Albino People in DR Congo Suffer Discrimination and Exclusion
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Author(s):
UN News Service
Date:
August, 2008
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Summary:
Persons with albinism and their mothers face discrimination and marginalization in DR Congo in ways that affect nearly all aspects of their lives: health, career and personal relationships. The UN, through the UN Development Program sponsors a rights workshop on the issue.
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Type:
News Articles
Source:
UN News Service. Accessed July 29, 2010.
Keywords:
Albino; Albinism; DR Congo; Human Rights; Discrimination.
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Title: Albino People in Uganda Want to Be Treated in The same Category
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Author(s):
Omolo, Leo Odera
Date:
June, 2013
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Summary:
Persons with albinism have petitioned the Government to include them in the category of persons with disability to enable them benefit from development programmes. Joseph Katete, the chairman of the Elgon Foundation for Persons with Albinism (EFPA) lists reasons why it is necessary for persons with albinism to get governmental support legislatively and the associated financial assistance.
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Type:
News Articles
Source:
Jaluo.com (Blog). Accessed October 16, 2010.
Keywords:
Albino; Albinism, Disability; Law; Uganda; Parliament; Government; Affirmative Action.
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