On the occasion of the International Day of Peace 2021 on September 21st, the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) emphasizes that conscientious objection to military service is as well a basic human right as a tangible contribution to peace; it is a concrete act of rejecting war and violence, and promoting peace and universal human values.
“Peace cannot be promoted without equally promoting the right to conscientious objection to military service”, EBCO President Alexia Tsouni stated today.
In this direction EBCO wishes to highlight its recommendations to all European States:
NOTE: You can find more information in EBCO’s Annual Report “Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Europe 2020” covering all the member states of Council of Europe, available at https://ebco-beoc.org/report
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS please contact:
ENGLISH: Alexia Tsouni, EBCO President (+30 6974461210; tsounialexia@gmail.com)
FRENCH, DUTCH, ITALIAN, ENGLISH: Sam Biesemans, EBCO Vice-President (+32 477268893; sambiesemans@skynet.be)