Congo Casts Out Its 'child Witches'
Orphans created by war and Aids are being abandoned by poverty-stricken relatives who call them sorcerers.
| Comments on article "Congo Casts Out Its 'child Witches'" |
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Views and Comments | Date |
| Dan Balluff |
New documentary film "Children of Congo: From War to Witches".
Over five million people have died during the past decade as a result of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Few people are aware of the unimaginable scale of human suffering, death, and destruction that has occurred in this vast country deep in the heart of Africa. In the aftermath of this brutal war, children have endured the brunt of the suffering. This 67 minute film documents the plight of thousands of street children living in Kinshasa and confirms the wide-spread accusations of child witchcraft, torture and child prostitution. The film also examines the efforts to reintegrate demobilized child soldiers, displaced refugees, and orphaned children following the eruption of the massive Nyiragongo volcano, near the city of Goma in Eastern Congo. These heroic efforts are finally bringing some measure of hope and stability to the lives of the Congolese people. |
4/13/2009 |
| Josh L. |
I hope they aren't bashing Christianity... |
3/9/2007 |
| gisela11@hotmai |
I would like to donate to ICC for the orphans in the Congo.
Had once found their www. address, where congalese and others had been individually photographed and told their stories. Can't find it again. There one can donate. Please can you help. If it is bot allowed for u to send me this ULR please send keyword. |
2/21/2005 |
| Melissa |
I think that If these kids were witches, they should be putting horrible spells on all the adults in the country. Starting with the so called priest or whatever they call them selves. I also think that if the whole " witch thing" is true, the only witches would be the adults. That is the only way I could see somebody being so cruel t a child. Like it isn't bad enough having to live in a aids, starving, poverty stricken country anyway. Then to have your whole family turn you away. That is terrible. When the adults finally get punished for this they should be submitted to the same torture as these precious children, God's children!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
12/17/2004 |
| Emily |
It is unfortunate to report that these innocent children (from ages as young as two years old) are suffering fates far worse than just being cast out...
They are being tortured, and furthermore being made to feel guilty for their acts... These children are being phisically abused, sexually abused and mentaly abused. Whats more is that the goverment is making very little effort to stop these hainous crimes against the countrys youth because they are profiting from it. Churches are popping up all over the republic, designed to "exorcise" these poor children usually by means of sexual abuse, who intern pays property taxes of up to $1000.00 a year. This is an atrocity of an epidemic and must be fought against... for more info about how you can help, please visit...
www.unicef.org/emerg/DRC |
8/19/2004 | |
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