USA: Soldier imprisoned as conscientious objector: Travis Bishop
USA: Soldier imprisoned as conscientious objector: Travis Bishop
Index Number: AMR 51/093/2009Date Published: 24 August 2009
Categories: USA
Travis Bishop, a sergeant in the United States army, is serving a one-year prison sentence for refusing to serve with the army in Afghanistan because of his religious beliefs. Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned for his conscientious objection to participating in war.
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