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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Women in Palestine have many reasons to worry, but motherhood under occupation brings even heavier fears. Danya Nasereddin reflects on the meaning of motherhood and resistance in these conditions.
What does it mean when a child is “too tall for their age”? CPT Palestine’s Shahd Al Junaidi reflects on the oppressions meted out to such children under the Israeli Occupation of Palestine.
It took me years to understand, after moving to Greece, that “racism” is often used as a catch-all for many different forms of personal prejudice.