Organisations logos of EBCO, WRI,IFOR and Connection e.V.

Landmark judgment by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of reservist conscientious objector Murat Kanatlı v Türkiye

EBCO, WRI, IFOR, and Connection e.V. welcome the landmark judgement of 12th March by the European Court of Human Rights in the case Kanatlı v Türkiye (application no. 18382/15). Murat Kanatlı is an EBCO Board Member and Co-coordinator of the Initiative for Conscientious Objection in Cyprus. 

RefuseWar campaign poster

International Action #RefuseWar – Join in!

On the occasion of International Conscientious Objection Day, on 15th May 2024, we are launching the international action #RefuseWar! Join us with your statements against the militarisation of our societies and in solidarity with conscientious objectors worldwide.

The WRI declaration "war is a crime against humanity" in various languages

Can you help us make our website and resources more accessible?

For various reasons, we have been finding it difficult to get our articles and resources translated and published in languages other than English, and we really want to change that!

A VT-4 battle tank on display at an arms fair.

War profiteer profile: Norinco

Norinco (formerly the China North Industries Corporation) is China’s biggest arms company, and ranks 7th on SIPRI’s list of the world’s 100 biggest arms companies. Found in 1980, Norinco manufactures a wide range of military hardware for the Chinese military, and for other armies and police forces around the world.