Witchcraft Accusations and Human Rights: Case Studies from Malawi

Authors

Chi Adanna Mgbako, Fordham University School of LawFollow
Katherine Glenn, Fordham University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

George Washington International Law Review

Volume

43

Publication Date

2011

Keywords

gender, witchcraft, Malawi, women's rights

Abstract

This Article explores potential community-based interventions to assist victims of witchcraft accusations, based on forty-five case studies from an experimental mobile legal-aid clinic in Malawi, a country in southeastern Africa where witchcraft accusations are widespread and often irreparably harm those accused. In Malawi, the accused are mainly older women who are often blamed for bewitching young children.

Recommended Citation

Chi Adanna Mgbako and Katherine Glenn, Witchcraft Accusations and Human Rights: Case Studies from Malawi, 43 Geo. Wash. Int'l L. Rev. 389 (2011)
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/faculty_scholarship/399