Turkey in the spotlight for CO Day

'This year, we’re thinking about modern-day conscientious objectors in the broader sense.'

by Rebecca Hardy 14th May 2021

Friends are getting ready for International Conscientious Objectors (COs) Day. This year’s national ceremony on 15 May will honour contemporary war resisters, as well as all those who have maintained the right to refuse to kill. Symon Hill, from the Peace Pledge Union (PPU), told the Friend: ‘This year, we’re thinking about modern-day conscientious objectors in the broader sense: engineers refusing to work in the arms industry, people refusing to pay taxes that go to fund war, and so on.’