Govt. shun albinos, prefers to protect forests

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Albinos Malawi

Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has expressed its frustration with the way government is slow in responding to the violence against them which has seen them being killed and their bones being exhumed in alleged witchcraft and magic practices.

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Speaking at a conference held in Lilongwe yesterday where various groups of people and organisations met to discuss the way forward in curbing the attacks on people with albinism, a member of APAM expressed frustration with how government was moving in quickly to stop the cutting down of trees and yet it is slow to respond to the plight of people living with albinism.

Just this week, government deployed the army to Mulanje for them to protect Mulanje mountain tree reserves from encroachers.

According to media reports, this development has worried some members of APAM who think that government is placing emphasis on the trees unlike on albinos.

Their claims can be rendered valid as government officials shunned the conference yesterday despite being invited.