SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 40
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Misfortune and unexpected bad luck, sudden and incurable disease, or death often fuel the belief in witchcraft and the stigmatization of marginalized children. Traditional healers and local leaders may condone witchcraft accusations; and uninformed families may seek assistance to exorcise the child's "evil" spirits. Rituals are surrounded by secrecy and, by fear and superstition, remain hidden and concealed.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children