conscientious objection
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Mennonite Church USA Highlighting Conscientious Objection and LGBTQ+ Witness at Peace Summit
Caleb Stoltzfus, a graduate of Eastern Mennonite University with a degree in History and a minor in Political Science, has spent the past six years working as a...

International Human Rights Groups Express Concerns Over Religious Freedom and Legal Treatment of Religious Leaders in South Korea
The Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), in collaboration with the Conscience and Liberty Association (CAP LC), FOREF, CESNUR, and Bitter Winter, convened a press conference at the Seoul...

Supreme Court in Ukraine Converts Prison Sentences to Probation for Two Jehovah’s Witnesses Imprisoned for Conscientious Objection
The Supreme Court of Ukraine has released two brothers who were imprisoned for their Christian neutrality. In August and September 2026, both men were granted probation instead of...

Seventh-day Adventist Church Offers Resources for Conscientious Objection to Military Service
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany has issued guidance for young people considering conscientious objection to military service. In the October issue of its magazine *Adventisten heute*, the...

Jehovah’s Witnesses recall Sweden’s 1966 decision on conscientious objection to military service
In 2026, marking 60 years since a pivotal decision by the Swedish authorities, Jehovah’s Witnesses reflected on the impact of a historic ruling regarding conscientious objection to military...