Witch Camps in Modern Ghana

In recent years, people are talking about closing camps, but this leaves many people unable to go anywhere. If the defendant is not going home now, if the camp is closed, they certainly will not. Needless to say, their community can not spread their hands and invite them. Do not want to quit is that you will continue to be abused and you may be forced to leave the host community. The defendant was approved as a new organic organization and was no longer discriminated by the other party.

In Ghana, women are often accused by magic and attacked by their neighbors. As a result, there are six witch camps in this country, and women who suspect witches can escape to ensure safety. It is thought that there are about 1,000 women in total in the witch camp that exists only in Ghana. A camp is considered to be established more than 100 years ago. The Government of Ghana announced its intention to close the camp. The purpose of the arrest was to prevent bloodshed in Ghana 10 years ago when twelve penis looters were killed by the mob. Although it is easy for contemporary people to dismiss these reports, Uchenna Okeja believes that belief systems that can adopt this miraculous behavior will bring much benefit to Africans holding them .

Movie maker Alison Berger took her camera to Ghana and was watching the women in the Cuku witch camp surprisingly frankly. After the rest of exile and shame - it was beaten cruelly at their hometown and after being forced to monitor the destruction of their homes. In fact, being accused of being a witch is not difficult. All you need is a typical disaster in Africa - for example, a family dies of mysterious illness or famine - and a superstitious desire for scapegoat, usually an older woman is no longer a child Do not rush. As a commentator pointed out, "magic is a means of social rule" It is an old legend built on the oral tradition of thousands of years. Irrational fear among them

The laws of Ghana forbade homosexual acts. Especially in rural areas of Ghana, older women in Ghana are condemned by magic. The problem of magic is largely dependent on speculation based on family superstition. In some parts of northern Ghana, there is a so-called witch camp. It is said that a total of about 1000 people were indicted with magic. The Government of Ghana announced its intention to close the camp. Ghana is rich in industrial minerals, hydrocarbons and precious metals with average natural resources. GDP growth rate in 2012 is 8.7%, emerging designated designated digital economy, mixed economic mix, emerging market. The goal of the economic plan is called "Ghana Vision 2020". This plan assumes that Ghana will become an advanced country between 2020 and 2029 and will be the first African country to become a newly industrialized country between 2030 and 2039.