Witchcraft Charges Against Samoan Traditional Healer Dismissed

The Samoan  Supreme Court has dismissed charges of practicing witchcraft against a Samoan couple. In dismissing the charges, His Honour Lesatele Rapi Va’ai, said witchcraft may mean a spirit or power that can cure sicknesses. However the defendant...

Couple Deny Witchcraft in Samoa’s Supreme Court

Samoa’s first court case of witchcraft that allegedly resulted in the death of a 54 year old mother, is being heard in the Supreme Court this week. The defendants are Felaua’i Lavasi’i and Sela Felaua’i of Levi, Sale’imoa...

Albinos Still Being Killed in Tanzania Despite Government Action

People with albinism are still being killed for the purposes of witchcraft in Tanzania despite government efforts to protect them, APA has learned.