It's 2020 & people – often women, children & people with disabilities, are killed for 'witchcraft'. These attacks are human rights abuses, often encouraged by spiritual 'healers' for their own financial gain – as seen in Nigeria, Ghana, India, & Malawi.
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The problem is much closer to home than one might think:
In England, abuse of children based on faith or belief which includes 'witchcraft' and 'black magic' has risen from 1,460 to 1,950 cases in the last 3 years.
Completely heart-breaking. theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18660410.…
In England, abuse of children based on faith or belief which includes 'witchcraft' and 'black magic' has risen from 1,460 to 1,950 cases in the last 3 years.
Completely heart-breaking. theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18660410.…
Pictured: Victoria Climbie, 8 years old, tortured & murdered by her great aunt & great aunt's boyfriend for being 'possessed'. Her death in 2000 led to a public inquiry & changes in child protection in the UK. Yet child abuse cases linked to 'witchcraft' continue to rise.
For more info on this damaging & superstitious belief in 'witchcraft', watch @LeoIgwe - founder of @HumanistsNG & Advocacy for Alleged Witches, delivering this talk on the kind of 'witchcraft trials' he grew up witnessing in Nigeria.
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