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UN Commission on the Status of Women Session 59

 WITCHCRAFT ACCUSATIONS - VIOLENCE & TORTURE -
WOMEN & CHILDREN

 March 11, 2015

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Salvation Army Center – Auditorium

221 E. 52^nd St. – Between 2^nd & 3^rd Avenues - NYC 

Distinguished Speakers:

·         Ms. Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary - General on Violence Against Children – Statement

·         Mr. Sam Togba Sleswion, MSW – INPEA, International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, Liberia

·         Mr. Gary Foxcroft, Executive Director, WHRIN - Witchcraft & Human Rights Information Network – Statement

·         Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi, President, Widows Development Organization, Nigeria – Health Implications of Witches Accusations against Widows & Children

·         Ms. Lois A. Herman, Coordinator WUNRN, Women's UN Report  Network – Power Point on Global Witchcraft Allegations

·         Ms. Stephanie Ortoleva, President of Women Enabled International - Targeting as Witches, Women & Children with Disabilities

·         Ms. Lys Anzia, Human Rights Journalist & Founder of WNN-Women News Network – Witchcraft Accusations & The Law in India

·         Ms. Cristina De Rossi, MA Social Anthropology, Writer on Gender, Anthropology & Social Justice – Witchcraft Accusations as a Means of Social Control & Targeting of Women in a Global Context – Statement

 

Moderator: Ms. Lois A. Herman, Coordinator WUNRN, Women’s UN Report Network

Panel Sponsors: INPEA, Susan Somers & WUNRN, Lois A. Herman