Columnist: LEO IGWE

Pa Gyado and family need justice

Jan 27, 2023 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) urges the government to institute legal action against those who lynched Pa Just ...

Witch burning, impunity and abuses linked to witchcraft beliefs in Benue State

Jan 20, 2023 | Feature Article

On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, an advocate drew the attention of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches to a Facebook post th ...

Policing Witch hunting and Mob Justice in Zambia

Jan 16, 2023 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches commends the police for arresting suspects linked to the brutal murder of a 70-year-old ...

Ooni of Ife: We Are All Fools

Jan 9, 2023 | Feature Article

A statement by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11 declaring the lack of wisdom in the atheistic outlook has ...

Mysterious deaths, occult harm and banishment from communities

Jan 5, 2023 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) is disturbed by the banishment of a man for being responsible for mysterious dea ...

Witch hunting Churches and Pastors in 21st Century Nigeria

Jan 3, 2023 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to call its witch-hunting pastors to o ...

Advocate for alleged witches of the year 2022

Dec 31, 2022 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches(AfAW) works and campaigns to recognize the efforts and contributions of courageous men ...

Witch Persecution and Public Health Failures in Adamawa

Dec 31, 2022 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches(AfAW) notes the connection between witchcraft accusations and inadequate health infrast ...

Illusion of Witchcraft Meetings and Witchphobia in Africa

Dec 25, 2022 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) combats abuses linked to witchcraft beliefs and ritual attacks. One way it seeks ...

Sheikh Abduljabar's Death Sentence for Blasphemy Shames Us All

Dec 16, 2022 | Feature Article

Humanists are outraged by the death sentence that was handed down to an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabar Nasir Kabara f ...

Confronting Witch Persecution and Killing in Bauchi State

Dec 10, 2022 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) deplores the brutal murder of an 80-year-old man, who was accused of witchcraft ...

Calling on victims and survivors of witch persecution in Benue State

Dec 8, 2022 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches invites all victims and survivors of witchcraft allegations and witch persecutions in B ...

A Humanist Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue in Nigeria

Dec 6, 2022 | Feature Article

The National Association of Catholic Theology Students, Dominican Institute, should be commended for this opportunity to ...

Understanding and Misunderstanding Advocacy for Alleged Witches in Africa

Nov 30, 2022 | Feature Article

The formation of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) has continued to generate reactions from the public. The pu ...

Advocacy for Alleged Witches and Freedom of Religion or Belief Misunderstood

Nov 24, 2022 | Feature Article

There is an intersection between freedom of religion or belief (FORB) and witch persecution or ritual attacks. This ...

Imperative of Thought Laboratories in Schools

Oct 28, 2022 | Feature Article

A thought laboratory is a structure that facilitates the cultivation and nourishing of thinking skills. Critical and ...

About Author
Leo Igwe is a Nigerian human rights advocate and humanist. Igwe is a former Western and Southern African representative of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, and has specialized in campaigning against and documenting the impacts of child witchcraft accusations.