Malawi Police say they are registering all persons with albinism across the country in a bid to protect them. According to police spokesperson at the National Police Headquarters Nicholas Gondwa said the process of registration of the people with albinism is going on well. “We are yet to finish the registration exercise. As you might […]
Amnesty International has faulted Malawi government of failing to protect people with albinism and has called for authorities to do more to punish those responsible deeply disturbing pattern of disappearances and killings of the vulnerable group. It is widely believed that albino body parts are sold for use in witchcraft. In the past 19 months […]
It’s no comedy but reality protests! Mulanje South member of Parliament (MP) Bon Kalindo (a renowned comedian) is planning to stage a naked protests to push for death sentence implementation following the dramatic rise in abductions and killing of persons with albinism. Kalindo said he wants albino killers to face executions when convicted by the […]
A 25-year-old woman was on Friday arrested by the police and appeared before Mchinji Magistrate court for calling her cousin with albinism ‘money’. Mchinji Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Moses Kajawa Nyirenda said Zione Kamngola from Tembwe in Traditional Authority Mlonyeni had on two occasions, allegedly called her 22-year-old cousin with albinism Gertrude Ulaya, ‘money’. […]
Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) has called for concerted efforts from various stakeholders in order to end violence against people with albinism. CEDEP Executive Director, Gift Trapence made the call recently in Chikwawa when his organization was introducing a new project “Access to Justice” expected to start soon in the district. “The killings […]
Mulanje South MP Bon Kalindo has dug himself in trenches on front line ready to fight human rights activists who do not want the government to invoke the death penalty, saying he will fight them until his last drop of blood. Kalindo, sounding emotional and angry, said rights activist Timothy Mtambo and his colleagues should […]
A renowned human rights activist has cautioned legislators against pressing President Peter Mutharika to send killers of people with albinism to the gallows, saying this is not the lasting solution to the problem. Timothy Mtambo, executive director of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) remarks follow Mulanje South MP Bon Kalindo who emotionally asked […]
A pastor with albinism has stopped serving his flock and going to church in Mulanje because of the increased number of attacks on people with albinism. Clement Dayile of Christ Citadel Church said he now fears for his life and had no choice but to temporarily abandon his flock until the situation improves. “The situation […]
Persons with albinism in Malawi are in despair with what they call lack of state protection from attacks driven by the belief – advanced by some witchdoctors – that albinos’ body parts have properties that confer wealth and good luck, and now they are calling for formation of vigilante groups to hand out punishment to […]
President Peter Mutharika has said he feels “ashamed” with superstitious notions about people with albinism that their bones can be used to get rich quick. Speaking in an interview with BBC’s Sophie Ikenya in Mzuzu, Mutharika dismissed the superstitions which are perpetuated by witchdoctors who request and then use the parts of albinos as ingredients in certain rituals […]
President Peter Mutharika has said he is sending Inspector General of Police Lexter Kachama and his entourage to Tanzania and Rwanda to learn how the two countries dealt with the killings of people with albinism. Mutharika said this on Sunday when he attended a church service at St Mark Anglican Church in Mzuzu and later […]
Another individual with albinism was brutally killed, in Ntcheu. Another innocent soul gone too soon. This young person is part of over 50 reported killings people with albinism in Malawi. The Malawi Government, CSOs, NGOs and people of Malawi have joined hands to fight against this inhumane act. One question that people still ask is, […]
Malawi Police in Ntcheu have arrested three people in connection with the recent killing of a 38 year old person with albinism in Ntcheu. Ntcheu police spokesperson Gift Matewere has confirmed of the arrest of Jussab Saiton from Ntcheu, Joe Mkwaira from Ntcheu and Francisco Katsitsi from Dedza. ‘I received a tip from the public […]
Justice minister Samuel Tembenu has said all cases involving attacks and killings of people with albinism are under review. Tembenu said this in parliament on Friday after legislators temporary set aside their political differences to condemn the recent spate of the killings. The Justice Minister said the cases are under review because of lenient sentences […]
Owen Khamula -Nyasa Times Malawi Police in Dedza have arrested a 37 year old nephew to a person with albinism after he demanded the person in exchange for a missing bicycle. Dedza police station assistant spokesperson Cassim Manda confirmed on Thursday that the law enforcers have in their custody Raphael Meketoni who had gone to […]
Opposition legislators on Wednesday afternoon demanded a curtail on the debate of the President Peter Mutharika’s state of the nation address in order to discuss an emergency, the killing of yet another person with albinism that morning in Ntcheu. Dedza east MP Juliana Lunguzi (MCP) was supported by all the opposition legislators to curtail the […]
Maston Kaiya –Mana Lingadzi Police are keeping in custody James Makina, 25, suspected of inhumanely ridiculing a 19 year-old man with albinism at Kang’oma in Lilongwe. The arrest comes in the wake of the action week on fighting crimes against people with albinism. Lilongwe Police Station Spokesperson Inspector Kingsley Dandaula identified the man with albinism […]
Thom Chiumia –Nyasa Times The Ethics, Peace and Justice Commission (EPJC), a special Commission of the Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM), has called for an end to all brutal killings and persecutions on persons with albinism arguing that the lives of persons with albinism matter. At least 18 persons with Albinism have been killed since […]