A spate of brutal witch-hunts has plunged parts of Papua New Guinea's highlands into a state of terror, as fearful tribes blame dark forces for their rapidly changing world. In one particularly ...

(RNS) — In a country where women are often victims of violence and marginalization, the pope was confronted with the same reality in the Catholic Church. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In Papua New Guinea, Pope ...

The six women had their hands tied, were stripped naked and had hot iron rods pushed into their genitals. Their fate is unknown. The authorities in Papua New Guinea must take urgent action to prevent ...

Belief in witchcraft and sorcery is deeply rooted in Papua New Guinea's culture and history, but it can lead to violence, particularly against women. Local public health experts are working to end ...

A mob stripped, tortured and bound a woman accused of witchcraft, then burned her alive in front of hundreds of witnesses in a Papua New Guinea town, police said Friday in the latest sorcery-related ...

Mother-of-two Rachel shows the scars from wounds inflicted on her in April 2017 when she was accused of sorcery and tortured with hot machetes, spades and rods for a full day by people she knew in the ...