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Ghana: Hundreds Accused of Witchcraft Urgently Need Protection and Reparation
AI London, 15 April 2025
The Ghanaian authorities have failed to protect and fulfil the human rights of hundreds of victims of witchcraft accusations and ritual attacks that forced them to flee their… Read more »
Ghana Fails Hundreds of Women Accused of 'Witchcraft' - Amnesty
Ghanaian authorities failed to protect and uphold the human rights of hundreds of people, primarily older women, accused of "witchcraft" and subjected to ritual attacks, forcing them to flee their communities in fear for their lives, reports Amnesty International.
The report, Branded for Life, documents poor living conditions across four informal camps in northern Ghana, where over 500 accused individuals were living - during late 2023 and early 2024 - with limited access to healthcare, food, safe housing, clean water, and livelihoods.
The report shows how the accusations, which could lead to threats, physical attacks, or even death, usually start within the family or among community members after a tragic event such as an illness or a death. Older women living in poverty, with health conditions or disabilities, are at greater risk, as well as women who do not conform to stereotypical gender roles.
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15 April 2025
Branded For Life: How Witchcraft Accusations Lead To Human Rights Violations Of Hundreds Of Women In North Ghana
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Human rights abuses linked to witchcraft accusations are recurrent in the north of Ghana and can lead to death. Despite the prevalence of the ... see more »
Women accused of "witchcraft" have no safe place to run to other than camps overseen by religious leaders in the northern and north-east regions of Ghana, which are now more than a century old.
