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(Frieda Werden)

WINGS #32-15 Witch Accusations

witches are still tortured in many regions

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Length: 0:28:48
Uploaded: 30 Nov, 2015

Recording Date: 30 Nov, 2015
Recording Location: New York City; Denman Island BC Canada
Logsheet: none
Language: English
Topical for: Timeless
Status: Complete, Ready to Air
Copyright: Creative Commons License
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Program Title: WINGS #32-15 Witch Accusations
Description: Speakers from a 2015 panel titled Witchcraft Accusations, Violence and Torture of Women and Children address the global nature of witch accusations today; the rationales and motives behind the charges; the ill treatment meted out to the accused; the rights of the accused that are being violated; and the partially successful ongoing struggles to mitigate the suffering, bring laws to bear, and 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

Comments: Near the beginning, descriptions of painful abuse of child witches

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Regional > Africa
Regional > South Asia
Regional
Politics > Feminism
Politics > Activism
Society and Culture > Childhood
Spirituality and Religion
Health
Society and Culture > Racism
Society and Culture > Women
Type: Weekly Program

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