Zambia: Award-Winning UK Film On Witch-Hunts in Zambia Hoped to Curb Attacks On Women

Nairobi — An award-winning British film about witch-hunts in Zambia could play an important role in curbing violence against women if translated into local languages and distributed widely, according to human rights campaigners.

The film "I Am Not A Witch" - which tells the story of an eight-year-old Zambian girl accused of being a witch - was named the most outstanding debut film on Sunday at Britain's top film awards, the BAFTAs.

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