Yurii Sheliazhenko is a prisoner of conscience, detained simply for peacefully expressing his genuine pacifist views, and should be immediately and unconditionally released and all the charges against him dropped. The Ukrainian authorities must respect the right to freedom of expression and the internationally recognized right to freedom of belief, and stop the crackdown on Yurii Sheliazhenko and the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement.
May 15 is International Conscientious Objectors (CO) Day! The Center on Conscience and War (CCW) invites you to join us in celebrating and honoring COs with a week of actions you can take to protect the right to conscientious objection for *all* COs - wherever they...
Sign on to this letter as an organization by filling in this form. Sign on as an individual here. Thank you! Dear President Biden, We are alarmed by the recent deportation of a Russian man seeking asylum in the US because he could not in good conscience fight in...
A contest open to all high school students grades 9-12! Submit your short video telling the world why you oppose the draft and Selective Service registration! Deadline 11/10/2023 Top entries win cash prizes - up to $1000! Every entry can help raise awareness of...
EMERGENCY RALLY FOR DIPLOMACY ON UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR (For more on this topic, including the status of Conscientious Objectors to this war, please see the latest issue of our newsletter, The Reporter for Conscience' Sake) Dec. 21, 2022 Event: Rally for Diplomacy on...
On International Conscientious Objectors Day, we are excited to post this interview, the first in an ongoing series of interviews with conscientious objectors CCW has worked with over the years. Kyle contacted CCW in the summer of 2020, just weeks after the...
You are not alone! We are here to support you and make sure you are able to stay safe and stay true to your conscience.
Just as the world began to shut down, the Commission on Military, National, and Public Service released its final report, with 49 detailed recommendations to Congress, and a companion bill, HR 6415, which was introduced last month. Many of the Commission's...
"The Center is opposed to all forms of conscription."
Video: Jay Sutton left the military recently as a Conscientious Objector. Interviewed by Kyle Gott.
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