The undersigned organizations express grave concern about the ongoing persecution of Ukrainian human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, a conscientious ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a man who refused to serve in the military because of his religious beliefs, a ruling expected to affect the fate of more than ...

As global tensions spark renewed conscription debate, history shows how those who refused to fight faced not just tribunals but public humiliation through the notorious White Feather Campaign ...

Lawyer Davut Erkan submitted an application to Turkey's Constitutional Court, saying that the conscientious objection has not been acknowledged albeit the constitution and EDHR. Davut Erkan, a member ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The concept of conscientious objection dates back centuries and is rooted in the principle that individuals should not be forced to act against their deeply held moral or religious ...

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 ...

Moral injury can occur when someone must act against their values -- but also when they cannot act in line with their values. Fly View Productions/E+ via Getty Images When we think about harm, we ...

"Coop" brings hidden WWII conscientious objector stories of life Jan. 18 at KHOI. It's a one-man show exploring courage, history and resilience.

“HEY! YELLOWBACKS!”—Ernest L. Meyer—John Day ($2.00). There were 3,989 conscientious objectors in the U. S. Army during the World War.—Soldiers called them “yellowbacks.” This book tells of the ...