Category - war resisters

War resisters and peacemakers are still harassed, WCC study shows

agency reporter — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:00:58 +0100

In spite of a global trend to better recognize the right to conscientious objection – which is marked with an International Day on 15 May – those who refuse military service are often discriminated against, persecuted, punished and imprisoned says a new study

Violence is no solution in Gaza, say US war resisters

staff writers — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:45:22 +0000

As Israel threatens to escalate its military action even further, entering the most densely populated parts of Gaza, war resisters in the region and internationally have said that violence offers no solution.

London vigil against the deportation of US Iraq war resisters

staff writers — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:38:17 +0100

Christian and other peacemakers staged a 10-hour vigil outside Canada House in London's Trafalgar Square yesterday, to call on on the Canadian government to halt the deportation of US soldiers who have fled the war in Iraq.