Colombian Conscientious Objectors Celebrate Ruling: On 10 September 2010, Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled that conscientious objectors may now be exempt from compulsory military service if their objections are found to be “deep, fixed and sincere.” The 111-page decision says that conscientious objection should be judged on a case-by-case basis and that current legislation prohibiting conscientious objection violates this inalienable right and must be reformed.
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I didn’t attend my first protest (that I remember, at least) until I was in my late teens or early twenties. It wasn’t that my
Independent border monitoring is under attack. The ongoing prosecution of two outspoken critics of border violence in Greece illustrates how the law is a crucial part of the border regime.
HEBRON, Occupied West Bank — Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) condemns the Israeli Occupation Forces’ operation now underway in Hebron/al-Khalil. Soldiers are raiding homes and ordering