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 ...

This is one of two personal essays the INDY is publishing in light of the war in Iran by local writers. Read the other, “When America Bombs Little Girls” by Desmera Gatewood, here. I remember getting ...

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 ...

Turkey's conscientious objectors are set to kick off their first association on May 18 - during the week of International Conscientious Objectors Day. Turkey's conscientious objectors are set to kick ...

An increasing number of U.S. states have passed laws that allow health care providers – including doctors, nurses and ...

Chile’s new constitutional text includes guarantees for a series of human rights, including the rights to equality, health, and education. But the text also includes an interpretation of the freedom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO – In the desert, he realized Humvees don’t uphold the Constitution: People do. Twenty years later, Iraq War veteran Aaron ...

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 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 ...

“Although military service is compulsory, my political stance views conscientious objection as a fundamental right, and I believe I should be exempt from service,. If I were assigned another form of ...