| During the First World War, he was a conscientious objector and worked on road-digging and similar tasks. |
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| A conscientious objector throughout history has often assumed the position of someone who is against his or her country, or unpatriotic. |
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| In line with his Quaker beliefs he declared himself a conscientious objector so he could not be drafted into the military. |
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| He didn't, however, follow through with his desire to be a conscientious objector, he says, because the unit chaplain discouraged him. |
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| The law says you don't have to be a pacifist to be a conscientious objector. |
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| He resolved his many conflicts of loyalties during the Second World War by becoming a conscientious objector. |
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| He was a conscientious objector, like me, but the big difference between us was, he was ferociously anti-smoking whereas I have always been fanatically pro it. |
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| And as far as the Vietnam War goes, I read that you were a conscientious objector. |
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| Among others was Jeremy Hinzman who applied for conscientious objector status. |
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| In many countries for which information is available, a decision to deny conscientious objector status can be appealed. |
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| After being denied conscientious objector status, Jeremy learned that he was being deployed to Iraq. |
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| He applied for conscientious objector status and served one tour of duty in Afghanistan in a non-combat position. |
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| Information on the means of obtaining conscientious objector status is not sufficiently available to interested parties. |
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| Permanent members of the armed forces should have the right to apply for the granting of conscientious objector status. |
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| The call for the right to be a conscientious objector has been strongest among men who went into exile in European countries during the war. |
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| He was a radical Englishman, a conscientious objector and one-time Marxist who believed that a more modern newspaper would attract a new, more democratic reader. |
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| Being a conscientious objector does not guarantee stateside safety. |
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| The Court concluded that administering a policy allowing conscientious objector status to hinge on objections to a particular war would suffer from an inherent problem of unfairness and potential for discrimination. |
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| But now I'm a conscientious objector to all heterosexual weddings. |
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| In the war, he was imprisoned as a conscientious objector. |
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| When the right to conscientious objection is not recognized by the law, the conscientious objector is treated as a deserter and the military criminal code is applied to him or her. |
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| He registered as a conscientious objector, was brought to trial twice, and was ultimately fined for refusing to serve. |
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| A conscientious objector on Welsh nationalist grounds, he served in a Quaker relief unit during the bombing of Liverpool. |
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| The specific mention of conscientious objection in that paragraph was relevant since there was no other way for a conscientious objector to object, other than not performing military service. |
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| Equality requires that women be allowed to volunteer for military service and if necessary be able to apply for the status of conscientious objector during their military service. |
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| The United States of America reported that applicants for conscientious objector status can either seek separation from the military or service in a non-combatant role. |
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| They are assisted by a conscientious objector or an intern. |
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| He escaped around May 24 with another Briton Ferry conscientious objector, Hwyrnos Jones. |
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| Ron, who was only 27 at the time, had been a conscientious objector. |
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| This may, however, be the case if such a conscientious objector would face treatment amounting to persecution on account of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion. |
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| The decision-making body should be entirely separate from the military authorities and the conscientious objector should be granted a hearing, and be entitled to legal representation and to call relevant witnesses. |
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| In short, I am not a conscientious objector in these matters. |
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| He was discharged as a conscientious objector. |
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| At the vital point, he becomes a conscientious objector. |
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| At least 100 peopie face courts-martial for refusing to fight, and conscientious objectors have reported harassment after filing for conscientious objector status. |
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| Such a conscientious objector clause was nothing new in the United States. |
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| He had been docked nine days' pay and seven days' privileges by the RAF for being absent without leave but appealed, claiming to be a conscientious objector. |
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| In Britain, 16,000 people asked for conscientious objector status. |
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| He was fined for refusing National service as a conscientious objector. |
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