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WINGS #28-21 Witch Accusations
A continuing scourge
Content Warning
Brief mentions of violence done to accused witches.
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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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
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Weekly Program
Regional > South Asia Politics > Activism Society and Culture > Childhood Regional > Europe Education Regional > Asia Society and Culture > Women |
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Comments: Previously aired as WINGS #32-15
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