Stori Bilong Agnes Titus - Yumi Sanap Strong

Agnes Titus is a leading human rights defender in Bougainville. She shares an early personal memory of her father-in-law being thought of as a sorcerer or poison man. At the time she had her own way of proofing that what everyone said was wrong but that indeed he was a kind and loving man. Throughout her career Agnes advocated for women’s rights and as sorcery accusations emerged towards both women and men, she takes a clear stand: everyone has the right to life! Agnes sees culture, religion and the law working together to support human rights. Stori Bilong Agnes Titus was produced as part of the Yumi Sanap Strong initiative, a community led initiative that emerged from an action research project undertaken by Queensland University of Technology in partnership with the University of Goroka and community-based partner organisations. The project develops communication strategies and materials to address sorcery accusation related violence in Papua New Guinea. The community partner organisation for this digital story was the Nazareth Centre for Rehabilitation in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea