WUNRN
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. 52nd St. – Between 2nd
& 3rd 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