A message from Kevin Clements on International Conscientious Objectors Day. Greetings from Aotearoa New Zealand as we commemorate International Conscientious Objectors Day on May 15. We will be gathering at the Archibald Baxter National Memorial to all New Zealand Conscientious Objectors in Dunedin. Baxter was one of many New Zealand World War 1 COs who suffered for their beliefs. Baxter was better known than the others but COs such as Mark Briggs suffered as much. They were all shipped to the front lines and endured constant military harassment and Field Punishment No 1. Lawrence Kirwin, Henry Patton and the three sent to the notorious Dunkirk Military Prison (Garth Ballantyne, Sandy Baxter, Willim Litte) were all tortured beyond human endurance. They suffered mightily for their stand but despite sustained torture and humiliation they never put on ‘‘the uniform’’. We honour them for their stand, as well as the 800 World War 2 COs who were detained for the duration of the war.…