This paper examines the link between witchcraft accusations and displacement. Accusations may cause displacement through forced exile or the personal decision to flee from the threat of harm.
Jill Schnoebelen, Witchcraft allegations, refugee protection and human rights: a review of the evidence, Research Paper No. 169, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), January 2009, https://www.refworld.org/reference/research/unhcr/2009/68565 [accessed 30 April 2026]
