Send a postcard to your local South Korean embassy on CO day!
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Suggested text to write on your postcard to the South Korean embassies:
'Conscientious objection to military service is a human right. Contrary to international obligations, currently over 250 young people are imprisoned for refusing military service in the Republic of Korea.
I am writing to urge your government to immediately release them, and stop imprisoning those who refuse military service in the future.
Thank you.
[Your signature]'
Please feel free to adapt this. If you can, you can also include your own address and ask for a reply.
Find the address of the embassy in your country here.
Or you can download the postcard to print off a version here:
- front of postcard here (with picture)
- back of postcard (with message for the embassy)
Find other ways to show solidarity here.
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Conscientious objection to…
Conscientious objection to military service is a human right. Contrary to international obligations, currently over 250 young people are imprisoned for refusing military service in the Republic of Korea.
I am writing to urge your government to immediately release them, and stop imprisoning those who refuse military service in the future.
Thank you.
Andy Irwin
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I get a notification "Access denied" when trying to open the front page of the postcard.. please check it! Thanks.
Thanks Lydia for notifying…
Thanks Lydia for notifying us!
We've updated the link, it's fixed now.
Hannah
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'Conscientious objection to military service is a human right. Contrary to international obligations, currently over 250 young people are imprisoned for refusing military service in the Republic of Korea.
I am writing to urge your government to immediately release them, and stop imprisoning those who refuse military service in the future. Refusing to kill is not a crime. No one should be locked up for refusing to destroy lives.
Thank you.