Children practicing witchcraft? That is a very high superstition in parts of Angola, Congo and the Congo Republic. Among this, many children are believed to be witches and are confronted by their parents who would beat and abandon them afterwards. A young boy name, Domingos Pedro was only 12 years old when his father died. He was accused by his family that he murdered his own father. He was beat, slapped, drag and torture until he admit to what he did. A larger amount of 432 children and found on the streets.
In Angola people believe the witches can communicate with the world of the dead and eat the life of others bringing illness and death to others. This is not only towards children but also towards adults. But the belief in adults is very different because they believe they poison their own children and then having them sacrificing a family member. These children are left to feed and take care of themselves. Two shocking cases alerted officials of a mother who bleached her 14 year old daughter eye to get rid of the evil visions. Another, a father who put battery acid in his 12 year old son stomach because he was in fear that his son might be a witch.
Angola's government have tried to make awareness and campaigned in 2000 about child witches. The institute tries to teach these people that violence on your children should not be allowed. They cannot stop their belief but will attempt to show what is wrongful doing on a child. This is a drastic measure and there should be other people trying to help save these children. Children can not be left out on their own to live. The belief of witchcraft may strongly believed in Angola but the government should take action on those who commit strong acts against their children. No child should be torture and put through pain.
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The article also said people use it as a way of not having to feed or care for children they can't afford. Western societies, too, often scapegoat young people for problems with the system.
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