Document #1308804

UNICEF – UN Children's Fund (Author)

Children Accused of Witchcraft; An anthropological study of contemporary practices in Africa

https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1308804/2018_1381417775_wcaro-children-accused-of-witchcraft-in-africa.pdf
ecoi.net description:
Report on children being accused of witchcraft (why children are accused, "abnormal" births, albino children, treatment by traditional healers, anti-witch violence)
Countries:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Source:
UNICEF – UN Children's Fund (Author)
Published:
April 2010
Document type:
Special or Analytical Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1308804 (former ID 142928)

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