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‘Witches’ are still killed all over the world. Pardoning past victims could end the practice

  • Written by: Brendan C. Walsh, Sessional Academic, The University of Queensland
‘Witches’ are still killed all over the world. Pardoning past victims could end the practiceArrest for witchcraft (1866) by John PettieNGV, CC BY-NC

In recent decades, governments the world over have increasingly taken action to address the dark history of witch-hunting. In western Europe, memorials to victims have been erected at sites in Bamberg (Germany), Vardø (Norway) and Zugarramurdi (Spain). Many states have also taken to...

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