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Witch burning in Papua New Guinea

Written by Yaba Badoe on April 25, 2013 — Add a Comment

It seems one of the motives behind the recent spate of ‘witch’ burnings in Papua New Guinea is a desire to usurp women from their land.

This article in the New York Times is very enlightening:

http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/women-tortured-killed-as-witches-in-papua-new-guinea-in-2013/