A/HRC/11/2 page 16 (b) In the context of the universal periodic review, issues have arisen about the fight against traditional practices such as sorcery and infanticide of the so-called “witch children” in Gabon,34 and about the psychological trauma, physical harm, social exclusion and impoverishment suffered by alleged witches in Burkina Faso;35 (c) The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women considered problems relating to the persecution of witches on a number of occasions. With regard to India, in 2007, the Committee noted its concern about the practice of witch-hunting, which it characterized as an extreme form of violence against women (CEDAW/C/IND/CO/3). It recommended that the State party adopt appropriate measures to eliminate the practice, to prosecute and punish those involved, and provide for rehabilitation of, and compensation to, victimized women. It also linked the issue to the struggle for control over land by recommending that the necessary measures be identified on the basis of an analysis of such causes. In 2002, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, also drew attention to these problems in India, Nepal and South Africa;36 (d) In examining the report on Ghana, the Committee received information alleging that some 2,000 witches and their dependents were confined in five different camps.37 A member of the State party delegation acknowledged the existence of the camps, but said that their character had changed over the years. She called for community sensitization, especially of the chiefs, before laws could be enacted and warned that the persecution of witches could [otherwise] turn into an underground practice.38 The Committee subsequently expressed its concern about the persistence of the belief in witchcraft and the subjection of women in witch camps to violence. It called for the elimination of these practices through legislative action and education and awareness-raising campaigns.39 After a visit to Ghana, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women called upon the Government to demystify the beliefs around witchcraft and sorcery and criminalize acts of undue accusations of persons of causing harm through the use of supernatural powers;40 (e) The Committee has received estimates of up to 1,000 witches being killed annually in the United Republic of Tanzania;41 34 See www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Highlights7May2008am.aspx. 35 A/HRC/WG.6/3/BFA/3, para. 12. 36 E/CN.4/2002/83, paras. 45-48. 37 CEDAW/C/SR.741 (B), para. 19. Other estimates are closer to 5,000. 38 Ibid., para. 23. 39 A/61/38 (2006), paras. 232-33. 40 A/HRC/7/6/Add.3, para. 93. 41 www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/docs/ngos/HAITanzania41.pdf, p. 7.