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 ...

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 to military service does not necessarily constitute an obstacle to criminal extradition proceedings, Germany's top court ruled on Wednesday. According to the Federal Court of ...

The medical profession in Mexico is defending its right to conscientious objection after the federal Chamber of Deputies (lower house) passed a bill that changes the country’s General Law on Health to ...

On January 6, 2026, 18-year-old Yuval Peleg was released from Neve Tzedek military prison and formally exempted from ...

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 ...

The Rabbinical Assembly, organization of Conservative rabbis, called on the United States Government today to recognize “selective conscientious objection” — objection to a particular war — as a valid ...

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 ...

The general coordinator of the National Association for the Defense of the Right to Conscientious Objection, attorney José Antonio Díez, decried the “brutal discrimination” suffered by doctors who ...

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 ...

On April 25, LNP | LancasterOnline published the article “Solanco High School ‘Trench Day’ gives students hands-on wartime experience.” With International Conscientious Objection Day approaching on ...

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