Some 3,000 people suspected of witchcraft, mainly old women, were lynched in Tanzania from 2005 to 2011, a leading local rights group said Tuesday.
"Between 2005 and 2011 around 3,000 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.
http://news.yahoo.com/3-000-witches-lynched-tanzania-six-years-135608781.html
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