Stakeholders stress on collaboration to eliminate the killings of People With Albinism
By Mbaraka Kambona, CHRAGG
Stakeholders from various institutions, Government, Community Society Organizations (CSOs),
Religious leaders insist on collaboration and the public education as the only way to eliminate the
killings of people with albinism.
The advice was made by stakeholders who met recently in Dar es Salaam during the stakeholders
meeting to identify strategies for public education to end the killings and acts of violence against
persons with albinism which was coordinated by the Commission for Human Rights and Good
Governance.
Speaking during the meeting, the Director for Public Prosecution, Mr. Biswalo Mganga urged the
public to assist law enforcers institutions during the investigation on the acts of killings done to the
people with Albinism so as to speed up cases in various courts within the country.
The religious leader from Baraza Kuu la Waislamu (BAKWATA), Sheikh Saidi Minze said that there is a
need for the entire Tanzanian Society to joing efforts towards this struggle against the killing of the
people with albinism.
“Collaboration among the stakeholders and society including media to condemn the killing of people
with albinism will help to eliminate these killings ”, Minze said
Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Ms.
Zulmina Rodriguez, said the battle against the killing and attacks of people with albinism requires
joint efforts from various stakeholders and organisation in the world.
“The fight against the killing of people with albinism needs joint efforts from different stakeholders
local and international institutions,” Rodriguez said
speaking earlier during the opening of the meeting, the Chairman of the Commission for Human
Rights and Good Governance, Honourable Bahame Tom Nyanduga urged all stakeholders to be open
to air their views , to give their advice and cooperate with the Commission and other government
institutions to achieve the public education strategy which will enventually eliminate killings of
people with albinism.
Nyanduga said, the on-going extreme violence against persons with albinism is saddening,
humiliating and degrading before the national and international community.
“This situation denies persons with albinism the right to life, freedom from torture and the right to
security of person which are fundamental human rights,” Nyanduga said
Nyanduga also added that the Commission started its effort to address the problem of the cruel acts
and killing of people with albinism since 2009, when The Commission carried a research in 16
districts along the Lake Zone and Mbeya region.