GOVERNMENT READY TO BAN WITCHCRAFT

Chief Clinical Psychiatrist at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Akwasi Osei has revealed that government has finally agreed to ban the establishment of witch camps particularly in the three Northern Regions.
He consented that the ban on the establishment of Witch camp will help reduce the abuse of human rights against women.
According to him, the Deputy Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs, Hawawu Boya agreed
Dr Akwasi Osei made these statements after a-day workshop with the Ministry of Women’s and Children’s Affairs on the abolishing of Witch Camps.
Dr Akwasi Osei was optimistic that government will take the necessary steps to pass the law immediately in Parliament.

Commenting on how the suppose witches in the camp will be integrated into the society, Dr Osei called for a change in social and mental mindset so people will not blame their grandparents for their misfortunes.
He also tasked the government to prepare structures and measures to accommodate the women from the camp.
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