General News of Friday, 7 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comClose down all witch camps now – CEDAW to governmentplay videoChairperson of CEDAW, Hilary GbedemahLeadership of Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has called on the Akufo-Addo-led government to, with immediate effect, take the necessary steps to close down all witch camps in the country. According to the Chairperson of CEDAW, Hilary Gbedemah, ensuring the closure of these camps will permanently deal with the menace of violence and witch hunting against women, particularly in the northern parts of the country. This call follows recent reports of the brutal lynching of a 90-year-old woman in the Savannah Region on accusations of her being a witch. Major development in the case indicates that the key perpetrators of the act have been arrested and duly arraigned. While this action has been applauded by concerned stakeholders and a section of Ghanaians, CEDAW maintains that this will only temporarily water down the probability of reoccurrence hence, the need to close down all camps which operate in name of exposing witches.

Source: GhanaWeb August 07, 2020 17:48 UTC