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The Witchcraft Suppression Act 3 of 1957 is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that prohibits various activities related to witchcraft, witch smelling or witch-hunting. It is based on the Witchcraft Suppression Act 1895 of the Cape Colony, which was in turn based on the Witchcraft Act 1735 of Great Britain. [1]
Accusations of witchcraft can lead to violent witch-hunts and are therefore considered a criminal offence in South Africa under the Witchcraft Suppression Act of 1957. [11] [12] [13] Pagans do not generally believe in the concept of the Devil or identify themselves as Satanists. [3]
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The Witchcraft Suppression Act, 1957 of South Africa, which is still in force, [21] was based on the Witchcraft Act 1735. [22] An Act, Against Conjuration, Witchcraft, and Dealing with Evil and Wicked Spirits, passed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony General Court, October 1692. [23] [24]
July 28, 2023 at 5:00 PM ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's parliament on Friday passed a bill to protect people accused of witchcraft, making it a crime to abuse them or send them away from communities.
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The Witchcraft Suppression Act of 1957 based on colonial witchcraft legislation criminalises claiming a knowledge of witchcraft, conducting specified practices associated with witchcraft including the use of charms and divination, and accusing others of practising witchcraft. [36] In 2007 the South African Law Reform Commission received ...
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