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(Frieda Werden)

WINGS #28-21 Witch Accusations

A continuing scourge

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Brief mentions of violence done to accused witches.

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Length: 0:28:48
Uploaded: 24 Oct, 2021

Recording Date: 30 Nov, 2015
Recording Location: New York NY and Denman Island BC.
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Language: English
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Status: Complete, Ready to Air
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Program Title: WINGS #28-21 Witch Accusations
Description: Witchcraft Accusations, Violence and Torture of Women and Children was a parallel event at the 2015 UN Commission on the Status of Women. Organized by Lois Herman of the Women's United Nations Rights Network, it included information from Nigeria, Papua-New Guinea, India, and other countries and regions - going into the rationales and motives behind such charges, and their sad results. address the global nature of witch accusations Panelists also addressed rights from treaties, declarations and laws that could mitigate this behaviour if enforced. Most effective may be the gradual work to change the understanding of both accused and accusers.

Host(s): Frieda Werden
Featured Speakers/Guests: Lois Herman, founder and editor, Women's United Nations Report Network ; Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi, physician from Nigeria, UNICEF researcher, and President of the Widows Development Organization; Stephanie Ortoleva, human rights lawyer and founder of Women Enabled International; Lys Anzia, founder and editor, Women News Network ; Terezinha da Silva, Mozambique coordinator for Women and Law in Southern Africa; Mrs Obioma Liyel-Imoke, founder of Mothers Against Child Abandonment in Cross River state, Nigeria

Credits: Produced by Frieda Werden and Mindy Ran

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Topic:
Regional > Africa
Regional > South Asia
Politics > Activism
Society and Culture > Childhood
Regional > Europe
Education
Regional > Asia
Society and Culture > Women
Type: Weekly Program

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Comments: Previously aired as WINGS #32-15

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