GARCIA
2012 (7SDB2018)
Ana Dols García
New Issues in
Refugee Research. Research Paper, No. 263,
October, 2012, pp. 1-15. (pdf.)
Introduction
Witchcraft is typically
defined as the ability to harm someone through the use of mystical power. However,
only African witchcraft falls within the scope of this paper, specifically its
manifestations in Europe. The belief in witchcraft is not itself problematic
but its practices may be result in human rights violations. Crimes in the name
of witchcraft, such as the murder and mutilation of albinos in magic rituals or
aggressions against alleged witches, are examples of the violent manifestations
of the beliefs and practices of witchcraft in Africa. The growing numbers of
Africans in Europe has led to the proliferation of marabouts – traditional
African priests –offering advice on how to obtain love and money or achieve
success in business, get rid of the evil eye or heal diseases. Also, in some
African communities children are being accused of practicing witchcraft and
voodoo threats have become one of the characteristic of African sex trafficking
networks. This paper focuses on human rights violations linked to African
witchcraft which are occurring in Europe. It is organized in three sections.
The first section examines threats toward alleged child-witches; the second
examines the misuse of voodoo to enslave women for sexual purposes; and the
third will look at the mistreatment and sexual abuse of children or women as
part of witchcraft rituals.
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