pakpema belnye was blamed when one of her neighbors fell ill. >> my neighbor got a sore on his arm. no one could explain it. but his wife claimed that i had bewitched him. they wanted to lynch me. all i could do was run away. >> an inexplicable illness or a failed harvest can be enough to prompt accusations of witchcraft. some of these women used to be successful business women, and envy sparked resentment. others were branded witches so their relatives could claim an inheritance. tibisi linsak's problem's began when her husband died. >> after the funeral, my sister-in-law ran around the village telling everyone she'd dreamed that i was to blame for my husband's death. i couldn't stay. i had to go and leave everything there, my yard, my fields and even my children. >> the women live in a ghetto in tindang. at the assembly, they elect two representatives to lobby for help from the provincial government. pakpema is one of them. she has lived in the witch camp for 28 years and is one of the elders here. tibisi linsak only arrived four years ago. despite the persecution and abuse, neith