Ethan Vesely-Flad of FORpeace has a collection of resources about the International Day of Conscientious Objection, which took place on May 15, including remarks on the state of C.O.s from the World Council of Churches:
In spite of a global trend to better recognize the right to conscientious objection—which is marked with an International Day on 15 May—those who exercise that right are often discriminated against, persecuted, repeatedly punished or sent to prison in many countries, first results of a study being conducted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) show.
Continue reading at FORpeace.