Month: September 2016 Posts

Poets date Lilongwe in campaign against albino killings

Sep 19, 2016 Bright Malenga 5 &

As a way of showing strong resistance against attacks of people with albinism in the country, poets in Malawi have come together with well put stanzas which defends the rights of people with albinism. The… ...

Malawian albino woman denied houses for rent

Aug 26, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 115 &

Miscellaneous tortures on people living with albinism in Malawi are failing to cease with a recent one seeing a lady living with albinism denied houses for rent as the owners fear of becoming prime suspects… ...

Hunt for albino body parts continues in Malawi : Thugs exhume bones 

Aug 04, 2016 Bright Malenga 75 &

Unknown people have removed bones from the grave of a person with albinism who died in 2009 in Ntcheu district, Malawi24 can report. According to Police in the district, the incident happened at Lazaro village,… ...

Malawi Albino attacks: Poetry campaign faces obstacles

Aug 03, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

The campaign against abduction and killing of people with albinism through poetry which was happening in the just ended month of July was subject to some major challenges, organisers say. Having started early July, the… ...

Albino killings continue in Malawi: 8 year old girl abducted for ‘sale’

Jul 31, 2016 Richard Jimu 104 &

People living with albinism in Malawi continue to be hunted with the latest news involving an eight year old girl who was abducted by a man who worked with the girl's brother on the plot… ...

Politicians involved in albino attacks will not contest in the 2019 elections

Jul 31, 2016 Bright Malenga 85 &

The country's electoral body Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned all people who are involved in attacks against people with albinism that they will be barred from contesting in the 2019 general elections. According to… ...

Persons with Albinism in Malawi want police escort services

Jul 30, 2016 George Mhango 48 &

Persons with albinism in Malawi have joined hands with various organisations in calling for the introduction of police escorts, night patrols and roadblocks in suspicious routes to deal with increased killings and abductions of such… ...