Albino girl killed for body parts
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7733597.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7733597.stm Albino woman Many people with albinism are living in fear in Tanzania A six-year-old albino girl in Burundi has been found dead with her arms and legs removed, in the latest killing linked to ritual medicine. Albinos in the region have been targeted because of a belief peddled by witchdoctors that their body parts can be used for magic potions. The girl, who was attacked on Saturday, was the third person with albinism to be killed in Burundi since September. There have also been a number of attacks in neighbouring Tanzania. The latest attack took place in Burundi's eastern province of Ruyigi. The BBC's Prime Ndikumagenge in Burundi said the child and her family had only just returned to their family home. They had been among a group of about 20 people with albinism to have fled to a provincial centre because they feared for her safety. The attacks appear to have spread from north-western Tanzania, where they were first reported. Last week, police in south-western Tanzania arrested a man who was attempting to sell his albino wife to Congolese traders. Two mothers in western Tanzania were also attacked with machetes after gangs failed to find their albino children. <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the Kingdom!<*}}}>< Prayer for Unborn Life: O GOD OF LIFE AND LOVE, You have given us the gift to participate with You to bring new life into the world. But, all too often, the mother's womb, which should be a nursery of life, becomes instead a place of it's destruction. Help us to remove this evil and ensure respect for all life made in Your image and likeness, called to fulfill its promise on this earth, and destined to find a home with you for all eternity. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Our God, Our Savior, and Our ALL. Amen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
