Accusations of witchcraft: A form of violence against women in Nepal

Autor:	Alok Atreya, Samata Nepal, Shreyashi Aryal, Binu Nepal
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Torture Health Policy media_common.quotation_subject Gender-Based Violence Criminology False accusation Issues ethics and legal aspects Nepal Political science Witchcraft Humans Female Law Persecution media_common
Zdroj:	Medicine, Science and the Law. 61:147-149
ISSN:	2042-1818 0025-8024
DOI:	10.1177/0025802421998222
Popis:	Accusations of witchcraft and witch-hunting activities remain serious problems in Nepal, where many women are subjected to violence or torture following accusation and persecution. Many experience serious physical and mental injury, and some die. However, most of these incidents are not reported because women and their families fear reprisals. Poverty, systemic gender inequality and weak state laws provide a context in which this behaviour occurs. Allegations of witchcraft will, however, not be fully eradicated without improvements in education and legal safeguards.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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