Africans Unite Against Child Abuse

Faith and Child Protection Campaign

"Places of Worship Must Become Sanctuaries for Vulnerable Children"

AFRUCA has been at the forefront of efforts in the UK African community to highlight the need to regulate the activities of some faith leaders who abuse children in the name of religion.

Click to read our consultation paper on proposals for a new Law to criminalise stigmatising children as witches
Click to read our press release in response to the government report on child abuse and possession

Media Coverage

• BBC Programme on making it illegal to accuse a child of witchcraft (25 January 2007)
• African Children at Risk of Ritual Abuse (BBC, 20 December)
• Church Workers Need to be Monitored (The Voice, 17 July)
• Call for Child Safety Net (BBC, 6 July)