Legally pardon those convicted in Great Britain for offences of witchcraft

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Legally pardon those convicted in Great Britain for offences of witchcraft

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The Witchcraft Act 1735 repealed legislation creating offences for witchcraft, recognising that the belief that people could use demonic magic to harm and murder was not a reality. Even though this meant the people convicted and executed under former Acts had been innocent, they were never pardoned.

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Witch persecution is still happening. The UN passed a resolution in 2021 calling on countries to deal with the problem. In 2022, the First Minister of Scotland issued an apology to those convicted under the Scottish Witchcraft Act — the result of a petition to the Scottish Parliament (PE1855.) The Scottish Government failed to issue a pardon. Our silence and failure to pardon our own sends the wrong message that the British people condone the witch executions in Africa, Papua New Guinea and India.

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