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Belief systems / superstitious practises are behind human trafficking in Mozambique – report
12:40 CAT | 08 Mar 2016
Trafficking in human organs and body parts is on the rise in Mozambique, a report released on Friday (March 4) by the League of Human Rights reveals.
The study, Trafficking in Organs and Human Body Parts, was conducted between 2010 and 2014 and reveals the trafficking routes in and out of Mozambique.
The document, written by lawyer Paulo Jorge, researcher for the Human Rights League, found that women, children and adolescents account for 62 percent of victims, with a further quarter of cases involving male genitals.
Research indicates that 70 percent of organ extractions occur in the regions of Tete, Zambezia, Manica and Sofala. The regions of the Greater Limpopo, in the South, and Manicaland, in central Mozambique, supply mainly Zimbabwe and South Africa with the body parts of Mozambicans killed for the traffic.
Alice Mabota, President of the League of Human Rights, says that these cases are linked to religious belief systems and superstitious practices. The Attorney General’s office says the report will help the fight against organ trafficking, which has been denounced by many national and international organizations.
With organized crime identified as being behind the trafficking, the League says the creation of a special unit within the Criminal Investigation Police is essential to combating the trade in Mozambique.
Source: Voa Portugues
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