Catalonia to pardon up to 1,000 people accused of witchcraft

Hundreds of people, mostly women, condemned during witch-hunts that persisted well into 18th century

The Catalan parliament has passed a resolution to pardon up to 1,000 people - the majority of them women - condemned for the crime of witchcraft in the region 400 years ago.

The move follows similar gestures in Scotland, Switzerland and Norway after more than 100 European historians signed a manifesto titled: They weren't witches, they were women.