Case file · Witch trials
Attacks on people with albinism in Malawi
From 2014 a surge of killings and abductions of people with albinism in Malawi, driven by beliefs that their body parts bring wealth, led Amnesty International to warn in 2016 of a risk of 'systematic extinction'.
2016 CE · -14.97, 35.52 · status: official
The account
Graves were also robbed for bones. Similar attacks have been recorded in Mozambique, Tanzania and elsewhere. Malawi strengthened its laws and prosecutions in response.