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The campaign sought an apology from the
Scottish government, with the reasoning that many victims of the witch hunts were only accused, not convicted; a pardon could not be granted to these individuals. Mitchell states that a "public statement of regret" is necessary for these individuals for whom
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remained in law till 1736. Witchcraft was a capital crime and punished by strangulation and burning at the stake. Claire
Mitchell QC provides evidence that Scotland executed five times as many people per capita as anywhere else in Europe. An estimated 3837 people were accused, 2558 of whom were
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The founders view the campaign as a women's rights issue due to the extreme discrepancy in the number of women convicted versus men. They see the pardoning and memorializing of these women as a statement against misogyny in the world today.
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The campaign seeks to obtain a national memorial to those affected by the witch trials. RAWS identified a potential site for the memorial in Kelty, Fife - a central location for many of the trials.
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The campaign seeks a legal pardon in order to acknowledge that those convicted of witchcraft were victims of injustice, and not criminals. In the background to their petition, Mitchell cites the
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Accused Witches of Scotland (RAWS), a related organization, additionally secured an apology from the Church of Scotland for its role in the persecution.
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between 1563 and 1736. A formal apology was made on 8 March 2022. The aim was also to establish a national memorial for the convicted from the
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