Remind me what century we're in?

[Neil]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8315980.stm

[Mike70]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8315980.stm


along those same lines: have you heard the stories coming out of southern africa about albinos being murdered and parts of their bodies sold to "witch doctors?" a couple of people were just convicted in tanzania (i think) for this very thing.

i might look that story up, it makes a nice companion piece to this one.


pretty rough stuff for sure.

EDIT: found the story.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8270446.stm

[octo7]

along those same lines: have you heard the stories coming out of southern africa about albinos being murdered and parts of their bodies sold to "witch doctors?" a couple of people were just convicted in tanzania (i think) for this very thing.

i might look that story up, it makes a nice companion piece to this one.


pretty rough stuff for sure.

yeah. i was also aware of this watching District 9 which used elements of that to a disturbing but effective degree.

[SymphonicX]

The MUTI tribe in South Africa have been known to cut off people's anatomy (one case they cut off the p*nis of a 11 year old boy) and sell them to witch doctors who claim to be able to cure disease (otherwise known as a curse) out there. It's a brutal and evil practise...unbelievable.

The topic of thread, man...sickening behaviour...but its hard to educate people that far out in the sticks...

[Neil]

Just got to keep trying to being these people/areas out of the dark ages...