Petitioner: Claire Mitchell QC
Status:
Open
Closing Date for Online Petition:
17 March 2021
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to pardon, apologise and create a national monument to memorialise those people in Scotland accused and convicted as witches under the Witchcraft Act 1563.
Between 1563 and 1736, the years when the Witchcraft Act 1563 was law, there were 4 periods of “satanic panic” which resulted in approximately 4000 people being accused as witches. Of those 4000, academics estimate that approximately 2500 were executed.
To bring these people some justice and to memorialise their memory appropriately, we are calling for—
- A pardon for those convicted,
- An apology for all those accused and
- A national monument
Do you agree?