In the US, Connecticut lawmakers absolve accused colonial-era witches, apologise for “miscarriage of justice”
United StatesAP With distant family members looking on, Connecticut senators voted Thursday to absolve the 12 women and men convicted of witchcraft – 11 of whom were executed – more than 370 years ago and apologise for the “miscarriage of justice” that occurred over a dark 15-year-period of the state’s colonial history. The Senate voted […]
New memorial in India commemorates ‘witch’ hunt victims
Thomson Reuters Foundation A memorial dedicated to victims of witch hunts has been unveiled in India’s eastern state of Odisha as part of a campaign to stamp out the branding and persecution of women as “witches”, which is still widespread among poor and tribal communities. Commissioned by the government, the memorial has a statue of […]
INDIA: “WITCHES” BEATEN, BURIED, BURNED FOR LAND IN RAJASTHAN
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the need for greater action to stop attacks on women branded witches in the Indian state of Rajasthan, often in a bid to gain property…