Amnesty International urges Ghana to pass Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill six years after Akua Denteh’s death

Six years after the lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh in Kafaba, Amnesty International has renewed calls on the government to pass the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill, warning that the continued delay has left hundreds of vulnerable women without legal protection.

While belief in witchcraft itself is protected under international human rights law, Amnesty stressed that violence, discrimination and abuse arising from such beliefs are not.

Calls for legislative action Interim Country Director of Amnesty International Ghana, Hannah Osei, described the passage of the bill as critical to strengthening the protection of human rights.