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Child and human sacrifices were surprisingly common across the world. Many countries had to pass special laws to ban these practices - but it hasn't yet been ro

Child and human sacrifices were surprisingly common across the world. Many countries had to pass special laws to ban these practices - but it hasn't yet been rooted out.

_a_a_a_ 3y ago
Perhaps you could give some examples of where it still occurs, having not been rooted out. I'd be very interested as I'm not aware of any.
- ayoisaiah 3y ago
  Still happens quite a lot here in Nigeria and many parts of Africa
- segoooonds 3y ago
  Also hasn't been completely rooted out in India. For example: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-39176570 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-39176570
- pkphilip 3y ago
  This is only from India but you can see such instances in Africa as well: 10-Year-Old Boy Killed By His Own Family in a Human Sacrifice Ritual There has been over 103 such ritualistic sacrifices in the 2014-2021 period: https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx9pe/10-year-old-boy-human-sacrifice-india https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx9pe/10-year-old-boy-human... https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/baby-sacrifice-bid-at-kamakhya-foiled/articleshow/22471.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/baby-sacrif... There is also adult human sacrifices: There are actually temnples in India dedicated to human sacrifice. Kamakhya temple in Assam, India is infamous for that: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1908706.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1908706.stm There was a case from 2019 where a woman was sacrificed in this temple: https://news.abplive.com/crime/assam-human-sacrifice-kamakhya-temple-most-shocking-crime-india-murder-headless-body-1594247 https://news.abplive.com/crime/assam-human-sacrifice-kamakhy... This is from April 2023. Five arrested over human sacrifice at Indian temple https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/05/indian-police-arrest-five-men-accused-of-human-sacrifice https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/05/indian-police-... https://www.deccanherald.com/national/interactive-human-sacrifices-in-india-over-the-years-1154106.html https://www.deccanherald.com/national/interactive-human-sacr...
zokula 3y ago
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Child and human sacrifices were surprisingly common across the world. Many countries had to pass special laws to ban these practices - but it hasn't yet been rooted out.

_a_a_a_ 3y ago

Perhaps you could give some examples of where it still occurs, having not been rooted out. I'd be very interested as I'm not aware of any.

ayoisaiah 3y ago
Still happens quite a lot here in Nigeria and many parts of Africa
segoooonds 3y ago
Also hasn't been completely rooted out in India. For example: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-39176570 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-39176570
pkphilip 3y ago
This is only from India but you can see such instances in Africa as well: 10-Year-Old Boy Killed By His Own Family in a Human Sacrifice Ritual There has been over 103 such ritualistic sacrifices in the 2014-2021 period: https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx9pe/10-year-old-boy-human-sacrifice-india https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx9pe/10-year-old-boy-human... https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/baby-sacrifice-bid-at-kamakhya-foiled/articleshow/22471.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/baby-sacrif... There is also adult human sacrifices: There are actually temnples in India dedicated to human sacrifice. Kamakhya temple in Assam, India is infamous for that: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1908706.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1908706.stm There was a case from 2019 where a woman was sacrificed in this temple: https://news.abplive.com/crime/assam-human-sacrifice-kamakhya-temple-most-shocking-crime-india-murder-headless-body-1594247 https://news.abplive.com/crime/assam-human-sacrifice-kamakhy... This is from April 2023. Five arrested over human sacrifice at Indian temple https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/05/indian-police-arrest-five-men-accused-of-human-sacrifice https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/05/indian-police-... https://www.deccanherald.com/national/interactive-human-sacrifices-in-india-over-the-years-1154106.html https://www.deccanherald.com/national/interactive-human-sacr...

zokula 3y ago

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