Analysis Of Witchcraft, Justice And Human Rights In Afric Cases From Malawi

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In these few weeks of class we began reading through articles with different topics. Two of the articles that got my attention was “ Witchcraft, justice, and Human Rights in Africa: Cases from Malawi” by Adam Ashforth and “Rape as Weapon of War in the Eastern DRC? The Victim 's’ perspective” by Anna Maedl. For each my peers and I have different reactions to what the author is trying to say in their perspective. In Adam Ashforth article, I disagree with the idea that witches do not exist in real life. Also with Anna’s article I believe women should be treated with respect, rape isn’t something normal that should be happening to women in everyday life. With both articles, I became to anger my self worth how much I disagree.
In the Article “ Witchcraft,

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