Misfit
05-29-2012, 12:53 PM
500 'witches' lynched yearly in Tanzania | adelaidenow (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/witches-lynched-yearly-in-tanzania/story-e6frea73-1226373120851)
"Between 2005 and 2011 around 3000 people were lynched by frightened neighbours who thought they were witches," the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) said in a report.
"On average 500 people... particularly old women with red eyes, are killed every year in Tanzania because they are suspected of being witches," the report said.
"Between 2005 and 2011 around 3000 people were lynched by frightened neighbours who thought they were witches," the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) said in a report.
"On average 500 people... particularly old women with red eyes, are killed every year in Tanzania because they are suspected of being witches," the report said.