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 ...

This document serves to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based framework to guide the development, reform, and implementation of health laws, regulations, and public policies related to conscientious ...

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 ...

Officer Candidate Lucero Zempoaltecatl of the Illinois Army National Guard’s Officer Candidate School Class 70-25 flashes a peace sign while riding a bus at Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Dover ...

The European Court of Human Rights founded Turkey guilty in the case of Aktepe, a young conscript who lost his life during compulsory military service. Turkey was also condemned in the case regarding ...

Conscientious objector Şendoğan Yazıcı has been sentenced to five months and 18 days in prison for allegedly "inciting disobedience to the law" under Article 217 of the Turkish Penal Code. The ...

A St. Petersburg resident was barred from leaving Russia for Belarus after receiving a draft notice and then was turned away twice from international flights at the Minsk airport, the human rights ...