Video showing the impact of sorcery accusations is being used in Papua New Guinea to try to stop violence associated with the practice.
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There have been several brutal, often fatal attacks, on people accused of sorcery in PNG in recent years.
A scheme called Yumi Sanap Strong, or "Let's stand strong together", aims to provide visual accounts of the impact of this behaviour.
Queensland University of Technology researchers have teamed up with PNG human rights activists to create short films with the aim of bringing the impact of sorcery related violence to a wider audience.
Queensland University of Technology researcher, Verena Thomas, said a critical message in the video is that people cannot use their beliefs to harm another person.
"And we are trying to bring this information, also about the law, to the communities. But we are doing it in a way where we are sharing the stories of the human rights defenders in the first place, to say, 'look at these stories and the impact these have had on communities and individuals.' And reflect on your own community what is happening here."
