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We have heard about women in some countries who are accused of being witches. In most cases they are not more than innocent and socially very vulnerable women, whose situations have been taken advantage by a community that needs somebody to be blamed for any kind of misfortune. These women are often humiliated, tortured, and killed. Imagine all of those horrible things happening to children. Yes, even a two-year-old boy can be accused of being a witch. We say thank you for your comments that condemn this kind of practice!

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Heidi M Breuer No they are just jealous that is all I had both and it worked out great –just believe in yourself (smile). (Facebook, February 23)

For Is it so bad for me to have a career and be a mum? Other women seem to think so

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Adrian Heathcote I started out quite liking Obama — but his complete inactivity, his ignoring his responsibilities to the Yazidi Christians, among others, has left me feeling that he has a great deal of blood on his hands. I don’t know how he sleeps at night. (Facebook, February 22)

For ‘Every Part of Me Changed in Their Hands’: A Former ISIS Sex Slave Speaks Out

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Maren Dohle Lovely headline. (smile) (Facebook, February 22)

For Husbands Create 7 Hours Of Extra Housework For Their Wives

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Charlie Kristiansson It’s an indictment on the men in their societies – shame on the men for their lack of self control, self-responsibility and culture of blame! (Facebook, February 21)

For In India, Schoolgirls Look Forward to Self-Defense Classes

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Sinsidane Le Real love heart emoticon really touching heart. (Facebook, February 20)

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Manisha Pandey true love still exists. God bless them always (Facebook, February 20)

For This man spent more than a decade creating a garden so his blind wife could smell its flowers

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Alicia Edgington How about you stay out of my bedroom? (Facebook, February 19)

For Pope Suggests Women Can Use Contraception During Zika Crisis

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Tina Schrier Thanks, sharing with my math group. Kind of fun. (Facebook, February 19)

For The best time to stop dating and settle down, according to mathematics

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Diya Ali I feel ashamed for being part of such a world, where we claim to be civilized but we still haven’t stepped towards humanity…… (Facebook, February 19)

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Sumbal Sheikh Aww this is really sad… peak of inhumanity and how some one can expect this from parents…? I’m speechless! (Facebook, February 20)

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Tamra Coveau Everyone that passed by and did nothing is guilty…how many do we pass by in our own lives…this is a good reminder to not let our prejudices control our humanity and compassion. (Facebook, February 20)

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Stephen J. Isaac Arrest the foolish parents for neglect and abandonment. (Facebook, February 19)

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Dagmar Melzer hard to watch this state of inhumanity – thx for coverage… (Facebook, February 19)

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Anuza Thapa some posts just makes me realize that good still exists… (Facebook, February 20)

For A 2-year-old boy is recovering after being labeled a witch and left to starve in the streets, according to the aid worker who found him.

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Tanmeet Singh Insane act, sick people out there (Facebook, February 19)

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Sandeep Jawale This points towards powerty of men (Facebook, February 19)

For Sidra Kanwal had her face burned by acid, all because she said no to a marriage proposal.

Author: Marjory Linardy

Editor: Grahame Lucas

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WTO RECOMMENDS

Allegations of Sorcery in the 21st Century: Violence against Women

News about atrocities against women in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was commonplace in the last few weeks. Women who have been accused of sorcery were either killed or forced to flee their homes. But this brutal violence against women is not new in PNG, and other parts oft he world. (From January 30, 2015)

Acid Attack – A Cowardly Move by Male Chauvinists

Women are victims of 80% of the roughly 1,500 acid attacks reported globally each year, says London-based charity Acid Survivors Trust International. These cowardly moves are meant to maim, disfigure or blind the victims. It is an atrocious act to cause shame, pain and suffering for other people. (From June 12, 2015)

Forget the Kamasutra, buy a book on self-defence

There are several souvenir shops at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi where tourists can buy books and models of the Taj Mahal and autorickshaws as souvenirs of their trip to the subcontinent. The Kamasutra, the ancient Sanskrit guide to sexual behavior, used to be one such book which a lot of foreign tourists liked to take back home from India. Now, after the brutal rapes the country has witnessed, everyone seems to be asking the same question: how could such horrific acts of sexual violence occur in a country where the Kamasutra was written? (From June 03, 2015)