GREECE In this submission, the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection provides information under sections B, C and D as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic Review.1
In view of the new trial of Greek conscientious objector Nikolaos Xiarhos tomorrow, EBCO calls on the Greek authorities to stop the continuous persecution of Nikolaos Xiarhos and all other Greek conscientious objectors and fulfil the international obligations of Greece by fully respecting their human rights, both in law and in practice.
On the occasion of the International Day on Conscientious Objection on May 15th, the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) expresses its deep concern over the criminal prosecution of Nikita Konev, a Russian pacifist charged with draft dodging.
EBCO activists in Brussels are calling for Bradley to be free and join them for coffee. They have reserved a place for him at their table in a beautiful garden.
EBCO participates in the Global Day of Action on Military Spending 2.0 organising a joint action with other organisations and groups in Syntagma square, Athens, Greece - a country which keeps spending so much on military, while its people are suffering so much from the harsh austerity measures.
Russian-wide NGO "Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers of Russia" The Russian-wide NGO "Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers of Russia" was established in April 1989. The Soldiers’ Mothers’ Committee of Russia was registered as a Russian-wide public organization