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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...

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...