I’m Scared Witch Doctors Will Hunt And Kill Me For Body Parts – Albino

A human rights campaigner has spoken of how she and other albinos are “hunted like animals” in her home country of Malawi.

22-year-old Tumeliwa Mphepo, who has recently completed a fellowship at the University of Dundee, waived her anonymity to speak out against the ritual killing of people with the condition.

Mphepo said:

“People like me are being hunted in Malawi and other parts of the continent. There has been a big increase in the number of atrocities against people with albinism, with some 159 cases in Malawi in just a few years.”

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Amnesty International has described the situation in Malawi as a human rights crisis, with those who abduct and kill people with albinism – particularly children – largely going unpunished.

Mphepo was one of three in the fellowship, which is a partnership between the university and the ScottishGovernment, although the others can’t be named so as to not put them at risk.

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With the possibility of torturers and murders breaking down their door back home, Dundee has allowed them to properly rest. One of the fellows said:

“Here I have gone to bed without fear. I am relaxed in Dundee because I know the police will not raid my home in the middle of the night. We have all had a break from persecution in Scotland.”

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Equalities Minister Christina McKelvie said:

“It has been a pleasure to welcome the human rights defenders to Scotland and I hope they found their time here as rewarding as I found it inspiring.

“I hope it gives them energy to continue their essential work – ending discrimination and upholding human rights.”

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