location: Kagurutsi
notes: On 18 July 2016, a woman in her 50s was killed with machetes and three of her children were seriously injured by unidentified armed group. While the reason for this killing is not yet well known, witchcraft is thought to be the basis for the killing. According to neighbors of the victim, the perpetrators broke down the front door, attacked the woman, and directed their weapons toward the children (which are now hospitalized in Mabayi). Local human rights activists are concerned about the upsurge in killings for alleged witchcraft in this province with 14 murders in less than two months. [women targeted: accused of witchcraft/sorcery]
target_text: location: Kagurutsi, fatalities: 1