Hacksaw Ridge Civic and Political Rights, Promotion of Peace, Nonviolence, and Disarmament, War | | April 9, 2018 As we celebrate International Conscientious Objector Day on May 15, we remember the life of conscientious objector, Private Desmond T. Doss, who vowed to remain faithful to the commandment, “Thou shall not kill.” Already a member?Log in here!