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An albino child poses at a picnic organised by the TRCS at the government-run school for the disabled in Kabanga
06 Jun 2009
Source: Reuters
 
An albino child poses at a picnic organised by the Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) at the government-run school for the disabled in Kabanga, in the west of the country near the town of Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika June 5, 2009. The school began to take in albino children late last year after albinos were being killed in Tanzania and neighbouring Burundi by people who allegedly sell their body parts for use in witchcraft. There are now nearly 50 albino children sheltering in Kabanga with their mothers. The school has now completely run out of space, but vulnerable albinos are still being brought in by the police from as much as 200 kilometres away. The Tanzanian government said recently it would take steps to fast-track murder trials involving the killing of albinos. Picture taken June 5. REUTERS/Alex Wynter/IFRC/Handout    (TANZANIA CONFLICT SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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