Dedicated to an Indian goddess as a child, Huvakka Bhimappa’s years of sexual servitude began when her uncle took her virginity, raping her in exchange for a saree and some jewellery. Bhimappa was not yet 10 years old when she became a ‘devadasi’ – girls coerced by their parents into an elaborate wedding ritual with a Hindu deity, many of whom are then forced into illegal prostitution. Devadasis... 

At least 65 witchdoctors have been arrested in Tanzania for what has been described as the “barbaric ritualistic killings of children” in that country—part of an ongoing trade in body parts which are used in “traditional medicine” all over Africa. Reports revealed that the arrests follow the discovery of the hacked-up remains of at least 10 children in Njombe region and other similar incidents... 

A Massachusetts woman used a kitchen knife to stab two of her children to death and later told police it was part of a Voodoo ritual, authorities said Tuesday. Latarsha Sanders, 43, told police she attacked her 8-year-old son, Edson “Marlon” Brito, with a kitchen knife as part of a ritual but failed, so she attacked her 5-year-old son, Lason Brito, assistant Plymouth District Attorney...