Hakani

Other than photography, another major emphasis of this program is looking at various women's and children's rights around the globe. Last night we watched the docudrama "Hakani" which deals with infanticide (burying children alive) in Brazil. I urge you to go to their website at http://www.hakani.org/ to find out more. Many tribes believe that children of single mothers, those born a twin or triplet, or disabled children are born with an evil spirit. Any child from birth up until the age of 12 can become a victim of this cultural tradition. They are buried alive so that the spirit is also buried in the ground - if they were to die above ground, their evil spirit would continue to dwell within the tribe.