• Ghanaians ban 'spirit child' killing
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[QUOTE][B]BBC[/B] - Local leaders in northern Ghana have announced the abolition of the ritual killing of babies born with physical disabilities, who were believed to have been possessed by evil spirits. "Spirit children" were thought to have been a sign of impending misfortune and given a poisonous drink to kill them. One campaigner told the BBC that improved healthcare and education meant such beliefs were becoming less common. Activist Raymond Ayine welcomed the ban, which covers seven towns. But he said he could not guarantee that the practice had been eradicated from the whole country. The BBC's Vera Kwakofi says the Kasena-Nankana region, where the ban has been announced, is the part of Ghana where such beliefs are most widespread. Sometimes, babies born at the same time as a family misfortune were also accused of being "spirit children" and killed. The "concoction men" who used to give the children the poisonous drink have been given new roles; they will now work with disabled children to promote their rights.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/67303000/jpg/_67303081_67303080.jpg[/IMG] These children were accused of being possessed by evil spirits [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22335634"]More in Source.[/URL]
-Snip, retarded joke- Surprised this wasn't made illegal earlier. I thought Ghana was one of the less ass-backwards central-African countries.
[QUOTE=Riller;40468075]-Snip, retarded joke- Surprised this wasn't made illegal earlier. I thought Ghana was one of the less ass-backwards central-African countries.[/QUOTE] Nearly every former colony in Africa is a shite country
It always surprises me that human beings actually believe shit like this.
[QUOTE=Riller;40468075]-Snip, retarded joke- Surprised this wasn't made illegal earlier. I thought Ghana was one of the less ass-backwards central-African countries.[/QUOTE] Can't beat Benin. They got their shit sorted.
While I can see their reasoning for killing the kids back in the day, it's good to see improved healthcare and services is eliminating the need for infanticide.
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