Freedom of Religion and Belief
THAILAND urged to drop charges against conscientious objector By Alex Kwok Jurist News (06.09.2025) – Amnesty International on Friday condemned Thailand’s charges against activist and conscientious objector Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, who is facing trial on...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU: EBCO Annual Report on Conscientious Objection in Europe Press Release: A Call to Safeguard the Right to Refuse to Kill and Resist Wars EBCO/ BEOC (05.06.2025) – The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) announces the publication of its Annual...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: Thousands of conscientious objectors under threat of 3-year prison terms The number of convictions is accelerating. Jehovah’s Witnesses to be the most numerous victims. By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (02.12.2024) – In...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELARUS: Conscientious objectors and deserters: Facing repression and resistance By Olga Karatch, human rights defender in Belarus (*) HRWF (24.10.2024) – Belarusian conscientious objectors and deserters face severe repression for refusing to serve in the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: The law on alternative (non-military) service will be examined by the Constitutional Court HRWF (19.10.2024) – On 24 September 2024, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine opened proceedings in the case regarding the constitutionality of Article 1 of the...
