Life inside the Kukuo Witch Camp located in the Namumba South District of Northern Ghana, one of the only witch camps in the world. There are currently hundreds of alleged 'witches' living in the five camps across northern Ghana and although Ghanaians are extremely superstitious, these camps are not a story of witch craft or unusual activity, they are the story of lack of women's rights and discrimination against widowers who become a burden to their family. Despite fierce social stigmatism, being exiled from their communities and having most of their basic human rights violated, the women acc
Life inside the Kukuo Witch Camp located in the Namumba South District of Northern Ghana, one of the only witch camps in the world. There are currently hundreds of alleged 'witches' living in the five camps across northern Ghana and although Ghanaians are extremely superstitious, these camps are not a story of witch craft or unusual activity, they are the story of lack of women's rights and discrimination against widowers who become a burden to their family. Despite fierce social stigmatism, being exiled from their communities and having most of their basic human rights violated, the women accused of witchcraft voted in the election on December 7th 2016. Many of the women are voted in the election to improve the water situation at their home in the Kukuo Camp. Some have lived there as long as 30 years and despite being over 80 years old walk daily to carry water pumped from a community well. The remaining Witch Camps in Ghana are vastly separated from other communities and the majority of the accusations start from a death in the family or a dream somebody has but almost every case is traced back to inheritance issues or a woman becoming a burden due to age or being widowed. Their only trial is mob justice which is almost impossible to over turn as vulnerable women. (Photo by Alleged Witches Vote in Ghana Election)
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