Spirit children

A spirit child in Ghana is a disabled child who is believed to possess magical powers to cause misfortune.[1][2] Disability in Ghana is greatly stigmatised and the only way considered acceptable to deal with the problem is to kill them via advice by a witchdoctor.[3][4]

The practice was banned in Ghana in 2013.[5][6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Power, People and. "Spirit Child". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "'Spirit' children of Ghana". 18 December 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2017 – via The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Issues in Sociology and Social Work: Aging, Medical, and Missionary Research and Application: 2011 Edition". ScholarlyEditions. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Spirit Child (broadcast edition) + Beyond Coma (podcast and Radio Australia edition)". Radio National. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ghanaians ban 'spirit child' killing". 29 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "'Spirit children' killings banned in 7 Ghana communities". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ghana Bans the Killing of 'Spirit Children'". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Graphic, Daily. "Ghana news: Kassena-Nankana to criminalise 'spirit child' phenomenon - Graphic Online". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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