On January 16, the German Federal Court of Justice ruled in a landmark decision that the extradition of a conscientious objector to the war in Ukraine is permissible. The question was whether the ...
President Trump’s order that National Guard should “dominate” the streets of Washington, D.C., during recent protests troubled at least a few of the men and women compelled to do the dominating. One D ...
The Swiss will vote Sunday on imposing stricter rules for claiming conscientious objection to military service, as the war in ...
MANY years ago (in the early nineties) I stood almost alone in England as an advocate of general military service. I advocated it because I knew that regular food and athletic life (the most vital ...
Swiss voters have backed imposing stricter rules for claiming conscientious objection to military service. The Swiss voted ...
Conscientious Objection Platform will work for legislation recognizing the right to object to military service. Platform intends to campaign for rights of penalized conscientious objectors and ...
SEOUL (Reuters) - Dozens of South Korean conscientious objectors were released from jail on parole on Friday after a landmark court decision that conscience is a valid reason to refuse mandatory ...
Do you enjoy playing violent video games? Then you can’t avoid military service. That appears to be the message South Korea is sending conscientious objectors. Prosecutors said they were investigating ...
Activists for conscientious objectors stage a rally demanding alternatives to military service in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea (June 28, 2018). The signs read: ” We call for ...
As the war with Iran escalates and conflict explodes across the Middle East, fears of a potential US military draft are rising. On Monday, Donald Trump gave conflicting messages about the war's ...
The ACLU was born out of World War I and the repression that resulted when the U.S. joined the fight. On the night of April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson made the trip from 1600 Pennsylvania ...