The Thing About Witch Hunts

Witch Hunt 15: Sashiprava Bindhani on Using Public Interest Litigation to End Witch-Branding


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In this brief episode, learn about the public interest litigation used by Sashiprava Bindhani to compel the Indian state of Odisha to take action against witch-branding, the practice of labeling people as witches, dayans, dahanis, or any other word used to mean a person using harmful magic. Around the world, this practice results in ostracism, trauma, physical and emotional harm, and even murder.

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