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India: Woman, son killed for ‘witchcraft’

RANCHI: A 60-year-old woman, alleged to be a witch, and her son were caned to death in Simdega district, 200km from here late on Thursday. Read more here.

India: Assam State Commission for Women seeks law to combat witch-hunting

GUWAHATI: With about 105 cases of witch-hunting cases being reported during 2006-2012, the Assam State Commission for Women (ASCW) has urged the state government to immediately formulate a law to combat the menace, as the number of cases is on the rise. Read more here

India: Sensitisation programme on witch hunting for police personnel

A state level sensitisation programme was organised for police personnel by the Assam State Commission for Women (ASCW) on Friday for intervention and prevention of witch hunting in the state. Police personnel from all the districts, especially those from the witch hunting affected areas such as Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Udalguri, Baksa, Chirang, etc, attended the programme held in Guwahati. Read more here.

Ghana: The First Lady has Good Intentions But…

On Tuesday 2nd July, 2013, Nurudeen Salifu a reporter of the Daily Graphic wrote a feature which appeared in page 40, centre spread titled “Hope for women at Gambaga ‘Witches camp’. The article presented a package of real hope for the alleged banished witches of the Gambaga camp, the oldest in the Northern region. The First Lady in consultation with the overlord of Mamprugu Traditional area has acquired a land to build a new settlement for these accused women. The right to live in clean and enhanced environment has to be ensured, hence thumbs up to Her Excellency Mrs. Lordina Mahama. Read more here.

Haiti: Traditional voodoo ceremony in Haiti

Thousands of Haitian pilgrims gathered at the sacred Saut d’Eau waterfall for a traditional ceremony to wash away their sins and to pray for a better future. Read more here.

Zambia: Witchcraft and Poverty

THE Daily Mail’s recent report that some teachers at Nashongo and Makaba primary schools in Siavonga have threatened to abandon their schools for fear of witchcraft and have already packed their belongings in readiness for departure if the wizards and witches continue with their acts can be read in many different ways. Read more here.

Kenya: Seven suspected witchdoctors arrested for administering oath to Mombasa Republican Council members

Police in Kwale County on have arrested seven witch doctors and who were allegedly administering oath to the members of Mombasa Republican Council ( MRC).Read more here.

California: Satan worshipper killed and skinned his mother on ‘unholy day’ that demands for a ritual human sacrifice

A man who strangled his mother and then dismembered her body when he was 18 years old has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Read more here.

Uganda: The Hope Event: Calling for an End to Child Sacrifice

Having been tied up and held hostage for two years by a witch doctor, Hope is now leaving with 24 hour support from Kyampisi child care ministry. She was mutilated and is now disabled because of that. Read more here.

Uganda: Witchcraft fuels killings in Kayunga

Yakobo Kayizi, 75, had lived in Bulyankuyege village, Kayunga Sub-county, Kayunga District for more than 40 years until June this year when he was attacked by assailants at night. They beheaded him and cut off his private parts, before fleeing with the body parts.Fellow residents described Kayizi as a kind, honest, social and caring old man. Read more here.

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