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Tanzanian albinos stage protest | Tanzanian albinos stage protest |
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Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has met albinos protesting against the killing of members of their community. | |
Organisers of the demonstration in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, urged the government to do more to protect albinos. | |
About 30 - some of them babies - have been killed over the past year. | |
Witchdoctors want their body parts for potions which they say make people rich. Dozens of people have been held in connection with the deaths. | Witchdoctors want their body parts for potions which they say make people rich. Dozens of people have been held in connection with the deaths. |
One of the organisers of Sunday's protest, Ernest Kimaya, said its aim was "to show our concerns regarding the brutal murder of our community". | |
He added: "We also feel that the government has not yet given the matter due attention." | |