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Archive for March, 2009
Liberia: Rampant Ritual Killings or Gboyo
March 16, 2009Useful resource on witchcraft, displacement and human rights
March 16, 2009Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. It contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from UNHCR’s global network of field offices, governments, international, regional and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and judicial bodies.
A recent search for the word ‘witchcraft’ on the Refworld database identified more than 600 documents with references to this topic. The documents can be sorted by date and relevance and filtered for cross-references to other keywords.
Tanzania’s President Seeks Help in Nationwide Witch Hunt
March 16, 2009Children forced to practice witchcraft in Salima
March 16, 2009A Human Rights Failure in Nigeria
March 16, 2009Witchcraft allegations: a protection concern for UNHCR?
March 11, 2009The Policy Development and Evaluation Service and the Community Development and Gender Equality and Children Section are jointly launching an awareness-raising event dedicated to discussing witchcraft allegations and their relevance to UNHCR.
Gary Foxcroft, Programme Director of the NGO Stepping Stones Nigeria will show a documentary film, “Saving Africa’s Witch Children” and give a presentation on his experiences with witchcraft allegations in Africa.
The PDES Head of Service Jeff Crisp and the CDGECS Children advisor Ron Pouwels will afterwards lead a discussion on how this issue is relevant to UNHCR and what role UNHCR can play in putting an end to these human rights abuses.
The event will take place in the UNHCR Visitor Centre, Rue de Montbrillant 94, on the 6th of April between 16.30- 18.00
We look forward to seeing you all,
Best regards,
PDES & CDGECS
Witchcraft, Displacement and Human Rights Network 