TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Accusations of witchcraft: a form of violence against women in Nepal
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Atreya, Alok
A1  - Aryal, Shreyashi
A1  - Nepal, Samata
A1  - Nepal, Binu
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Accusations of witchcraft and witch-hunting activities remain serious problems in Nepal, where many women are subjected to violence or torture following accusation and persecution. Many experience serious physical and mental injury, and some die. However, most of these incidents are not reported because women and their families fear reprisals. Poverty, systemic gender inequality and weak state laws provide a context in which this behaviour occurs. Allegations of witchcraft will, however, not be fully eradicated without improvements in education and legal safeguards.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025802421998222
ID  - ref1
ER  -