India: Scapegoating witches continues in rural India

While westerners may think of witch hunts as long gone practices now found only in history books, witch hunts are still very much a part of life in remote areas of India.  In conservative and tribal areas of the country, hundreds of women are still killed and tortured for the crime of witchcraft, but there is a growing movement in India to spread awareness and bring an end to this cruel tradition.  Read more here.

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