Back in the trenches?

Derek Brett went to the Michael Lyons court-martial

by Derek Brett 15th July 2011

Last Thursday will go down in the history books as a milestone in the history of conscientious objection. After sixty years, the European Court of Human Rights at last ruled unequivocally that the right of conscientious objection to military service is protected under the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.