Sustained efforts by stakeholders backed by the relevant legislations had resulted in improved changes in attitudes of persons towards such practices as witchcraft, trokosi and female genital mutilation (FGM). a) Witches Camps The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWAC) and another stakeholders have undertaken several interventions to address the banishment of women into witches’ camps. Sensitization and education interventions have been conducted in various communities to change the mindsets of members of the communities. As part of efforts to address the economic rights of the women in the camps, the government has extended the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) to them. Currently there are about some 1000 women and 700 children living in 6 camps in northern Ghana. They are usually banished into these the camps where they have refuge from threats and violence from community members and sometimes family members. b) Trokosi The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWAC) in collaboration with a number of institutions is addressing the “trokosi” problem where women and children are held in bondage as wives of the gods. The year under review witnessed some liberated trokosi girls graduate after successful completion of studies in dressmaking, catering and hairdressing. c) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) The Domestic Violence Act prohibits FGM. Since the practice was ruled as illegal the number of FGM cases have significantly declined, although some communities still perform the ceremony in secret. 2.13.4 Gay Rights There was a lot of public debate on the issue of gay rights in Ghana. The 1992 Constitution does not explicitly say that homosexuality is illegal but section 104(1)(b) of Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 30