Number of children who are accused of being witches in Africa increased sharply. Orphans, street children, albino and children with disabilities become very risky.
The report from UNICEF stated that children who are accused of being witches, there are eight years old, burned, beaten and even killed as punishment directly.
At 10-20 years ago, which accused the witches are women and old people.
Increased violence against children due to the increasing urbanization on the continent and also the distortion caused by the war.
Economic difficulty factor is also expected to cause this.
As reported by the BBC, Monday (19/07/2010), more than 20 thousand street children accused of being witches in the capital Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Most children who are accused of being witches were boys with an average they are 14 years of age. They always attacked, tortured and even killed.
The children were also doused with petrol in their eyes or ears as a form to expel "evil spirits" which is believed to have possessed them.
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