Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Don’t count on us! A call to refuse war and militarisation

Call by Red Antimilitarista de América Latina y el Caribe

(08.04.2025) The Latin American and Caribbean Antimilitarist Network (RAMALC) has shared this call for International Conscientious Objection Day. It’s an invitation to stand against militarisation and war, refusing to be part of systems built on violence and exploitation. Don’t count on us advocates for conscientious objection, antimilitarism, and solidarity all around the world. You can download the campaign poster in different languages here and read the call-out/statement below.

#RefuseWar everywhere! - Call to action on May 15

International Conscientious Objection Day

(07.04.2025) Dear, on May 15, the International Conscientious Objection Day, we want to send out a powerful joint message for peace and the right to refuse to kill. Especially in times of global armed conflict, it is more important than ever to promote public debate on conscription, conscientious objection and alternatives to the military.

Militarisation in Mexico: The continued and expanding use of the Armed Forces

(07.02.2025) Far from representing the agenda of a single party or ideological constellation, Mexico’s militarisation over the last few years is part of a phenomenon that has constantly developed over decades, unimpeded by the succession of governments of different political shades and orientations.

A new refusal letter is on the way

(02.02.2025) [...] Our new project is a refusal letter of medical servicemen and women of the Israeli army. Medics such as myself, doctors, paramedics, as well as mental health professionals who have been forced to make the unconscionable choice between continuing our participation in this war, or abandoning our fellow comrades, who are friends, family, and community, and have just the same been forced to the battlefield by Netanyahu’s regime.