This week, albinos and so-called witch doctors have made headlines. A number of news outlets reported that Tanzania had announced a ban on these "witch doctors" to curb attacks on people with albinism ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - The abduction of an albino child in Tanzania sparked calls on Tuesday for greater action to enforce a newly-imposed ban on witch doctors to stop the killing of albinos whose ...

GENEVA (AP) — The Tanzanian government’s system of rounding up children with albinism in state-run education centers isn’t adequately protecting them from widespread superstitious beliefs that human ...

Learn about organizations working to protect albinos from guesome attacks. Aug. 26, 2010 — -- In Tanzania, life with albinism is a near death sentence. Fifty-seven people with albinism have been ...

PHILADELPHIA -- In Tanzania, superstition dictates that people with albinism are both despised as damaged demons and prized for mystical powers. Deemed to be ghosts because of their lack of ...

Albinism, a rare genetic disorder characterized by a lack of pigment in hair, skin and eyes affects fewer than one in 200,000 Americans. But in Tanzania, where the incidence is the highest in the ...

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's high court has sentenced four men to death by hanging for killing a 50-year-old albino man, local media reported late on Monday. Television footage showed the men, ...

For many albinos — born with a partial or total lack of pigment in their skin, hair and eyes — life is difficult, and that is particularly... Tanzania's Albinos Face Constant Threat Of Attack Life is ...

Through music, albinos in Tanzania have found a way to express their pain. It has one of the highest rates in the world. 1 out every 1,500 Tanzanians is an albino. Despite the high rate, albinos are ...

TANZANIA has banned witchdoctors to try to stem a surge in murders of albinos, whose body parts are sold for witchcraft. “These so-called witches bear responsibility for the attacks against albinos,” ...

Tanzania has seen a decrease in attacks on albinos, whose body parts are often sought for witchcraft, but has seen an increase in their bodies being exhumed, an NGO said yesterday. “Recent trends ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) Luxury travel operator Tanzania Specialist reports a significant increase in sightings of rare albino animals throughout northern Tanzania. Making up less than 1% of the wildlife ...