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Witch Hunt 15: Sashiprava Bindhani on Using Public Interest Litigation to End Witch-Branding
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In this brief episode, learn about the public interest litigation used by Sashiprava Bindhani to compel the Indian state of Odisha to take action against witch-branding, the practice of labeling people as witches, dayans, dahanis, or any other word used to mean a person using harmful magic. Around the world, this practice results in ostracism, trauma, physical and emotional harm, and even murder.
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Manage episode 427623962 series 3392176
In this brief episode, learn about the public interest litigation used by Sashiprava Bindhani to compel the Indian state of Odisha to take action against witch-branding, the practice of labeling people as witches, dayans, dahanis, or any other word used to mean a person using harmful magic. Around the world, this practice results in ostracism, trauma, physical and emotional harm, and even murder.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witchhunt/support142 episodes
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