Sorcery related violence is a matter of social concern On Thursday, 4th of November 2014, took place at the Waigani National Court in Port Moresby the third hearing regarding the case of Kepari Leniata, brutally tortured and murdered accused of sorcery. Kepari was publicly tortured and murdered in Mount Hagen on February 7, 2013, accused […]
Today, 25 November of 2014, is the International Day to End Violence Against Women. As every year, it is the starting point of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence all around the world. From this blog, we also want to raise awareness about the huge problem of Violence Against Women and it is for […]
Kepari Leniata, a twenty-year-old woman, was brutally tortured and killed on February 6th, 2013 in the city of Mt. Hagen. She was stripped, tied up, doused in petrol and burned alive by the relatives of a boy who had died following an illness. She was accused of causing the boy’s death through sorcery. On Friday […]
