-Says AFELL, condemns inhumane treatment of women in Sinoe CountyA group of lawyers organized to advocate for the promotion, protection and advancement of the rights of women, has condemned the recent inhumane treatment by citizens against two women in Sinoe County. AFFEL said news emanating from Sinoe County indicated that primitive action of perpetrators took place shortly after charges of witchcraft were leveled against the women. AFFEL said witchcraft is not ‘prosecutable’ under Liberian laws, which is why trial by ordeal, another harmful customary practice, was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. “In no uncertain terms, AFELL condemns in the strongest terms this barbaric and inhumane act against the women. This act is totally inconsistent with the status of a civilized nation in the 21st century,” AFELL said.

Source: Daily Observer March 01, 2019 02:26 UTC