The Independent - London, June 16th, 1996
Mewornovi Kokou has a delicate, solemn face and an air of resignation which makes her seem more like 75 than 10. She is one of a group of seven little girls gathered under a tree outside their village shrine. The day is bright. Light dances down through the leaves and the other children shriek excitedly and run about. But these girls don't play, chat or even smile. All are sombre, weary, subdued. It's obvious that they are, somehow, different from the rest. They are known as the wives of the gods. These children are among the thousands of female Trokosi or "fetish slaves" who are serving life...
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