Conscientious Objectors
A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion.In some countries, conscientious objectors are assigned to an alternative civilian service as a substitute for conscription or military service. Some conscientious objectors consider themselves pacifist, non-interventionist, non-resistant, non-aggressionist, anti-imperialist, antimilitarist or philosophically stateless (not believing in the notion of state). On March 8, 1995, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/83 stated that "persons performing military service should not be excluded from the right to have conscientious objections to military service". …
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Content in British Society, 1939-1951 is arranged in collections corresponding to the archives from which they were sourced. You can read more about the archive materials selected for this resource …
categories, and with the treatment of conscientious objectors. The collection also includes files of …
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British Society 1939-1951 provides access to thousands of documents from the collections of eleven U.K. government departments, each responsible for dealing with and reporting on the domestic situation in Britain …
military service, and the treatment of conscientious objectors. ● Government control of news and information …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
reported an increase in the number of GDR conscientious objectors. According to DPA there had been 7j2 cases … conscription in construction units, i.e. conscientious objectors. DPA also reported that on 20 August a …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
miles away, and publication had to be man conscientious objectors arc still conscripted indefinitely postponed …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
Profil reported p P that a number of conscientious objectors, < including members of militant Catholic … magazine Profi.1 reported that a number of conscientious objectors, _ including members of militant Catholic …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
the other hand they have the problem of conscientious objectors in their conscript army. A . RESTRICTED …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
federal Evangelical churches, including the churches' independent peace campaign, support for conscientious objectors, and criticism of military education in schools. Other documents in the file cover a visit …
training was declining, there should be more conscientious objectors than ever. But this need not greatly affect …
The National Archives · 1 January 1981 English
A file of correspondence and reports concerning an Amnesty International report on Czechoslovakia. The report covers the current political situation in Czechoslovakia; events leading to the imprisonment of Czechoslovak political …
emergency or at war. The majority of conscientious objectors serving prison sentences are members of …
The National Archives · 1 January 1981 English
schools. Moorehead notes that 80 to 100 conscientious objectors "are in prison awaiting trial or serving …
