Month: March 2017 Posts

Albino bones found in Lilongwe belong to Mchinji man

Mar 17, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Investigations have revealed that bones found with a man who was caught in Malawi's capital Lilongwe last week belong to a person with albinism who died in Mchinji last year. In an effort to gather… ...

Malawian man arrested for trying to kill woman with albinism

Mar 14, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Nkhatabay have arrested a 21-year-old man for attempting to kill a woman with albinism at Chintheche in the district. Nkhatabay police station Public Relations Officer Ignatius Esau identified the suspect as Mphatso Phiri… ...

Police assure people with albinism of maximum security

Mar 13, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Nselema in Machinga district have assured people with albinism of maximum security amid reports of attacks on people with albinism in other parts of the country. The assurance was made on Friday by… ...

Malawi urged to end ritual murders of people with albinism

Mar 11, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

With attacks on people with albinism continuing in Malawi, Amnesty International has urged authorities to step up efforts to end the ritual murders. The belief that people with albinism can break chains of poverty pose… ...

Malawi Albino attacks: Ex albino association president’s house attacked

Mar 10, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

...human hunters attempt breaking bedroom wall Despite efforts being put in place to end attacks on people living with albinism in Malawi, a former president of association of living has been attacked. According to reports… ...

Machinga albinos shot in the arm

Feb 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 10 &

Youths in Machinga have lived an example of giving as they have donated assorted items to people with albinism in the district. St James Anglican Youth Club donated notebooks, bags of maize, maize flour, laundry… ...

Amnesty calls for swift prosecution of albino killers in Malawi

Jan 13, 2017 Martha Chikoti 31 &

Amnesty International says the recent killing of a person with albinism in Thyolo is a sign that Malawi should do more in prosecuting perpetrators of previous crimes against people with albinism. On Tuesday, a 19… ...