The government of Tanzania has banned witch doctors due to ritual killings of albino people for their body parts. The witch doctors reportedly fueled the killings by inducing local people to ...

Second, because of discrimination and social exclusion people with albinism tend to marry each other, which greatly increases the likelihood that the offspring will also be albinos. Tanzania's ...

Tanzania is the world capital for attacks on people with albinism and as of April, 173 attacks on people with the condition had been recorded since 2006 by UTSS.

Albinos in Tanzania face a lifetime of hardship due to widespread, ... About 1 in every 1,400 people in Tanzania exhibits the condition, as compared to 1 in 20,000 worldwide, ...

Albinos Find Voice in Tanzania Albinism in Tanzania has long been regarded as a curse. ... So as a result, because they want the wealth, they give people money to kill albinos.

The group says that more than 100 people with albinism have been physically attacked in Tanzania since 2006, including 71 who died. Albinos are widely seen as a source of magic in Tanzania's ...

The group says that more than 100 people with albinism have been physically attacked in Tanzania since 2006, including 71 who died. Albinos are widely seen as a source of magic in Tanzania’s ...

This week, albinos and so-called witch doctors have made headlines. A number of news outlets reported that Tanzania had announced a ban on these "witch doctors" to curb attacks on people with ...

In the last three years, more than 70 albino people have been slain. In the latest incident, on Dec. 27, an armed gang led by a witch doctor kidnapped a 4-year-old girl in the northern Mwanza district ...