Nepal 'witchcraft' attack condemned

[The Straight Story]

Nepal 'witchcraft' attack condemned

Nepal's women's commission has condemned an attack in the remote west of the country on an elderly woman accused of witchcraft.

The 60-year-old woman was stripped naked and had her head shaved. She was fed excrement and badly beaten.

The woman was reportedly accused of using witchcraft to cause death and misfortune. The assault was apparently sanctioned by the village council.

Such attacks on vulnerable women are not uncommon in remote areas of Nepal.

Last year, villagers burnt alive a 40-year-old woman after claiming she was a witch.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22056198

[zappaman]

1. She turned me into a newt!

[JVS]

2. You'd better check to see if your Western, neo-colonialist, male attention to this issue is welcome.

For all we know there could be thousands of proud Nepalese women who have this situation under control and don't need your help.