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 ...

Sönmez from the Pacifist Group stated that exemption from military service by payment will not be put on Turkey's agenda because the General Staff opposes the idea. Sönmez demanded Turkey's ...

A lower court judge in Spain has filed the first case of conscientious objection to a Federal Court against the country’s new law on homosexual “marriage” approved last June. Judge Isabel Lopez Garcia ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Health workers have a non-negotiable right to exercise conscientious objection by refusing to participate in an abortion, Pope Francis said on Thursday, calling the ...