Albinism is caused by a lack of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes and affects one in 20,000 people worldwide GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty ImagesThe president of Malawi has called for a debate on introducing the death penalty for “albino hunters” after the most recent case of a victim being killed for his body parts. Suspects led police to a shallow grave containing his dismembered body. He went missing on March 9 from Machinga in the east of the country. A surgical assistant and one of the victim’s closest relatives are among those facing charges over his death, police said. There have been roughly 150 attacks on people with albinism in Malawi since 2014 Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesTraditional medicine, or witchcraft, is…

Source: The Times May 03, 2018 16:06 UTC