Children Accused of Witchcraft Left Vulnerable in Central African Republic
Eleven-year-old Gracia sits in a chair that is two sizes too big for her, dangling her skinny legs and speaking with poise and wisdom about a life that has not been easy. She was born poor; her parents died when she was very young. After that, people who knew her say she began to act erratically. She had strange dreams. Gracia says the uncle she lived with accused her of being a witch. “When I was with my family,” she says, “they beat me and accused me of sorcery because I ...