Albino body-part killings in Malawi

Record summary

Malawi experienced a documented wave of attacks and killings targeting people with albinism, amid beliefs that body parts could bring wealth or magical power. The United Nations, Amnesty International, and Malawian authorities investigated individual cases, trafficking allegations, public fears, and failures of protection. This lead matters for comparing occult explanations with organized crime, rumor, poverty, and political economy. It should be treated as a human-rights and criminal-justice subject, not as evidence that body parts possess supernatural efficacy. Individual prosecutions require separate verification.