Faith versus Eritrean law: “No guns please, we are Jehovah’s Witnesses”
Eritrea’s strict military conscription system is again drawing criticism from rights watchers, who say people whose beliefs forbid them from carrying weapons should be offered alternative legal service. The case involves Jehovah’s Witnesses, a Christian group that believes in remaining apolitical and non-violent in the pursuit of their faith. Across East Africa, they have been…