Case file · Witch trials
Ghana outlaws trokosi
In 1998 Ghana amended its Criminal Code to ban ritual servitude, including trokosi, in which girls are given to Ewe shrines in the Volta Region to atone for a relative's offence.
1998 CE · 6.08, 1.05 · status: official
The account
Campaigners say thousands of girls served as 'wives of the gods'; shrine priests describe the practice as religious education and deny abuse. Prosecutions have been rare, and NGOs negotiated releases. The plotted point is Klikor, one of the best-known shrine towns.