Home›Sources›"Witches" Are Still Killed All Over the World (Walsh, University of Queensland, 2024)Sources"Witches" Are Still Killed All Over the World (Walsh, University of Queensland, 2024)Brendan Walsh, University of QueenslandCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. ""Witches" Are Still Killed All Over the World (Walsh, University of Queensland, 2024)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/walsh-2024-witches-still-killed-uq.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). "Witches" Are Still Killed All Over the World (Walsh, University of Queensland, 2024). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/walsh-2024-witches-still-killed-uqCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-witches-are-still-killed-all-over-the-wo, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {"Witches" Are Still Killed All Over the World (Walsh, University of Queensland, 2024)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/walsh-2024-witches-still-killed-uq}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA 2024 article by historian Brendan Walsh, published by the University of Queensland and syndicated by The Conversation, on the persistence of witch-hunt killings worldwide today and on historical pardon campaigns for past witch trial victims. It reports, citing a UN study, that at least 20,000 people accused of witchcraft were killed across 60 countries between 2009 and 2019, and states this is likely an undercount given how often such killings go unreported in the rural communities where they concentrate. The article is secondary reporting of that UN figure rather than the primary UN document.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedBrendan WalshPublisherWell-attestedUniversity of Queensland (syndicated by The Conversation)Publication YearWell-attested2024URLWell-attestedhttps://news.uq.edu.au/2024-05-10-witches-are-still-killed-all-over-world-pardoning-past-victims-could-end-practiceSource TypeWell-attestednews featureAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Reliability tier 2: a signed academic commentary by a historian, published by his own university's news service and syndicated by The Conversation, an editorially reviewed academic-authored outlet. It reports a statistic from a UN study rather than being that primary document itself, which the credibility explanation below states plainly.Sources"Witches" Are Still Killed All Over the World (Walsh, University of Queensland, 2024)tier 2Brendan Walsh, University of Queensland (syndicated by The Conversation), 2024Walsh, Brendan. "'Witches' Are Still Killed All Over the World." University of Queensland / The Conversation, 10 May 2024.View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Religious Events, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested8Religious EventsWitchcraft Accusations TodaySources"Witches" Are Still Killed All Over the World (Walsh, University of Queensland, 2024)General References1Religious EventsWitchcraft Accusations TodayComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year