Sunday, October 07, 2012

Witchcraft in Tanzania: the good, bad and the persecution

People with albinism have been dismembered in western parts of the country because so-called witchdoctors perpetuate a belief that albino body parts bring great wealth.

Those suspected of witchcraft are also targeted; an estimated 600 elderly women were killed in 2011 due to the suspicion they were witches, according to the Legal and Human Rights Center in Tanzania.


MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/05/world/africa/tanzania-witchcraft/index.html