Mon, 19 Feb 2018 12:31:21 +0000 By CHARLES MUSONDA THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) is concerned over revelations that some witch-finders, chiefs and their subjects in Kaputa district are engaged in serious human rights abuses. On Saturday Northern Province Commissioner of Police, Richard Mweene, disclosed to HRC the rampant abuse of human rights by witch-finders in Kaputa when HRC Commissioner Yuyo Kambikambi paid a courtesy call on him. According to a statement issued by HRC principal information officer Simon Mulumbi, Mr. Mweene noted that there was strong belief in witchcraft among residents of Kaputa and incidences of hiring witch finders to know the cause of one’s death or illness were prevalent. “The hired witch-finders extort fines from subjects who they suspect of practicing witchcraft and traditional leaders do not seem to care. Some suspects are whipped, enslaved or victimised,” Mr. Mweene said. Mr. Mweene’s particular concern was that in most cases the elderly were targeted […]
Witch finders, chiefs, worry HRC
