Ghana: Amnesty Renews Call for Passage of Anti-Witchcraft Bill
Amnesty International has renewed its call on the government to pass the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill, six years after the lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the Savannah Region. The organisation said the continued delay in passing the bill meant that authorities had failed in their duty to protect hundreds of victims of witchcraft accusations across the country. Akua Denteh was beaten to death on July 23, 2020, after she was accused of witchcraft.
- ▪Amnesty International has renewed its call on the government to pass the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill, six years after the lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the Savannah Region.
- ▪The organisation said the continued delay in passing the bill meant that authorities had failed in their duty to protect hundreds of victims of witchcraft accusations across the country.
- ▪Akua Denteh was beaten to death on July 23, 2020, after she was accused of witchcraft.
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Amnesty International has renewed its call on the government to pass the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill, six years after the lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the Savannah Region. The organisation said the continued delay in passing the bill meant that authorities had failed in their duty to protect hundreds of victims of witchcraft accusations across the country. Akua Denteh was beaten to death on July 23, 2020, after she was accused of witchcraft. Disturbing footage of the incident showed two women assaulting her. The pair were later convicted and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment in 2023 for manslaughter.
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