We cannot have a peaceful world by producing more and more weapons and bombs. The biggest criminals are the countries that go to war for their own interests and force innocent citizens to participate. No state has the right to force its citizens to do so.

-Onur Erden, #ConscientiousObector in #Turkey, who faced torture in #military #prisons and other #persecution for wanting to leave the #army

Read Onur's story: https://www.connection-ev.org/pdfs/conscientious-objection-turkey-2021.pdf

#war #PoliceState #antimilitary #antiwar #nonviolence #peace #propeace #ConscientiousObjection #pacifist #pacifism #HumanRights