CHRAJ Director calls on Akufo-Addo to sign Anti-Witchcraft Bill

The Director of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in the Northern Region, Alhassan Seidu, has called on President Akufo-Addo to assent to the Anti-Witchcraft bill.

His call is aimed at combating the unjust tagging of individuals, particularly elderly women, as witches.

Witchcraft accusations against elderly women persist in Ghana.

Elderly women who are forced to endure such inhumane treatment are camped at various places known as Witchcraft camps.

Recognizing these challenges, Parliament passed the Anti-Witchcraft Bill, awaiting presidential assent to become law

Joining the call for the president’s assent is Alhassan Seidu, the Northern Regional Director of CHRAJ, who emphasized the potential of the bill to alleviate the suffering experienced by alleged witches.

We hope that the president will assent to this bill