Tag: SARV
Pivotal role of PNG’s village courts in curbing sorcery violence
RNZ PACIFIC Q&A: By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
In Papua New Guinea, sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV) remains a significant form of violence across...
PNG mother murdered after ‘prayer warrior’ falsely accused her as evil
PNG Post-Courier
Standing silently, the 8-year-old girl in Papua New Guinea could only watch as her mother was stripped and tortured until she succumbed to...
‘Her screams pierced our hearts, I knew I was going to...
By Rebecca Kuku of The National, Papua New Guinea
One of the survivors of a horrifying sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV) attack and torture of nine...
Paul Wolffram: Resisting sorcery violence in PNG from the ‘grasruts’
COMMENTARY: By Paul Wolffram
It was at the end of a long day of walking back and forth over the dusty roads of Goroka town...
Still no justice for PNG sorcery burning victim Kepari Leniata after...
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby
Nine years ago widespread publicity given to the public execution of Kepari Leniata, who was falsely accused of sorcery...
PNG Post-Courier: ‘Laughing stock’ sorcery issue way out of control
EDITORIAL: The PNG Post-Courier
Whether the leaders of Papua New Guinea realise it or not, sorcery is a big social issue.
It is wreaking havoc while...
Hunt down PNG’s sorcery torture ‘glassmen’ – charge them, says Juffa
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's "glassmen" -- men who claim to identify and accuse women of sorcery -- must be hunted...
