Fifteen internationally known persons have appealed to the people of the world to Join the War Resisters International in its campaign the Recognition Conscientious Objection to Military Service as = Human Right. They have asked people everywhere to collect signatures on a petition. which will be sent to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. The petition saysiWe, the undersigned, call upon the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to recognize conscientious objection to mihilary service as a human rucht published by the oR to of polest According there are only 19 wlich have some kind of provision for conscientious ejection, most uf them being inadequate. The Urited Nations rish in its Decle she 10 Leave nelt in is Decia-sinn warld Organisation recognized the right not millions of people work for this cause, the to take life" as a basic right also but unles Will nist too which is bulk of governments not move. Human Rights Year is a great opportunity for cach of us to work for this cause and if each of us took action, it cruld bring freedom to conscientious objectors Copies of the Appeal with the petition form are available from the War Resisters' nternationa.. We hope that your readers wi elp the W.R.I. in this project. The minimur they could do is to write down the petition on a piece of paper and put thea signatures post them to the War Resisters International.
Yours faithfully.
Devi Prasad, General Secretary War Resisters" Internanional. 3 Caledonian Road.
The Black Dwarf 27 Jan 1969