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Tanzania: Witchcraft used as excuse for violence against older women

Marishka Van Steenbergen, guardian.co.uk, UN report on ageing highlights how traditional practices have resulted in the deaths of thousands of older women Nyamizi, a 73-year-old widow from Sukumaland, Tanzania, was returning home from work one night when she was attacked … read more »

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