EU Ambassadors in Tanzania write an open letter to HE the Prime Minister following the killing of a person with albinism
Dar es Salaam 19 May 2014
Open letter to the Rt. Hon. Mizengo Peter Pinda
Prime Minister
Your Excellency,
We have been shocked and appalled by the brutal murder of Ms Munghu Lugata on 12 May in Bariadi district. Ms Lugata was a person with albinism. Her severely mutilated body was found outside her home. We understand that two witchdoctors have been linked to the killing.
Honourable Prime Minister, this is the first reported killing of persons with albinism in Tanzania in year 2014. However, Ms Lugata has become the 73rd person with this genetic condition to be murdered in Tanzania since the year 2000.
You have been in the forefront of the fight against such inhumane practices and we wish to call once again upon your authority to reinvigorate the commitment of the authorities to put a halt to these practices; to take all the necessary measures in order to prevent further incidents and to ensure that killing and butchering of people with albinism is followed up by due investigation and prosecution of the perpetuators, ending the practice of impunity around witchcraft.
We will continue to support you in this effort.
Thank you for your consideration and follow up.
[Signed]
His Excellency Filiberto Ceriani Sebregondi
Ambassador of the European Union
His Excellency Koenraad Adam
Ambassador of Belgium
Her Excellency Dianna Melrose
British High Commission
His Excellency Johnny Flento
Ambassador of Denmark
Her Excellency Sinikka Antila
Ambassador of Finland
His Excellency Marcel Escure
Ambassador of France
Her Excellency Fionnuala Gilsenan
Ambassador of Ireland
His Excellency Luigi Scotto
Ambassador of Italy
His Excellency Jaap Frederiks
Ambassador of the Netherlands
His Excellency Luis Manuel Cuesta Civis
Ambassador of Spain
His Excellency Lennarth Hjelmaker
Ambassador of Sweden
Mr Hans Koeppel – Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
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