Articles by Emina Ćerimović and Kim Samuel

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Ending the Unthinkable Injustice of Human Chaining
Emina Ćerimović and Kim Samuel | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 Apr 2020

When Akanni’s mother died in early 2018, she stopped eating for three weeks. Her mood became unpredictable; she was often shouting or sulking angrily. Akanni’s father took her to a church in Nigeria and left her there. The evangelist chained her in a room, where she was left on a bare floor for three days straight with no food or water. She stayed there with a man who was going through a mental health crisis. The staff gave Akanni a pot to urinate and defecate in, right in front of the man.

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