Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: What is happening to conscientious objectors in Europe? HRWF (24.05.2024) – On May 15, the International Conscientious Objection Day, the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) published its Annual Report “Conscientious Objection to Military...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Over 1000 conscientious objectors carrying out a civilian service OVD with HRWF (19.04.2024) – Alternative civil service (ACS) is a normal job instead of serving in the army but lasts longer: 21 months instead of 12. Since the beginning of the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
SINGAPORE: Conscientious objectors: Breach of the Universal Declaration articles 1, 3, 18, 20 International outcry grows as Singapore’s incarceration of conscientious objector unveils human rights breach Court Magazine (03.03.2024) – Singapore, a global...
Human Rights in the World
Four NGOs call for the release of over 600 Russian conscientious objectors illegally imprisoned Release all those who object to engage in the war and are illegally detained in the Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine EBCO-BEOC (28.032023) – The European Bureau...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Conscientious objectors: a legal battle against punitive alternative service By Willy Fautré The European Times (02.09.2022) – https://bit.ly/3AJooNL – Hye-min Kim, a Jehovah’s Witness and an objector to military service, is the first person known to have...