Prisoners for Peace Day
War Resisters’ International documents 1 December as Prisoners for Peace Day and traces the observance to 1957; WRI annual reporting independently records the 1 December campaign date.
Date and recurrence
1 December
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is War Resisters’ International / international peace and conscientious-objection solidarity campaign. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- War Resisters’ International — CO Update / Prisoners for Peace DayOrganizer Publication
- War Resisters’ International — Annual Report 2011Organizer Annual Report
Frequently asked questions
When is Prisoners for Peace Day?
1 December The stored recurrence guidance is: 1 December each year within the War Resisters’ International campaign tradition..
Does Prisoners for Peace Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Prisoners for Peace Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: War Resisters’ International / international peace and conscientious-objection solidarity campaign. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Prisoners for Peace Day?
The stored designation basis is: War Resisters’ International documents 1 December as Prisoners for Peace Day and traces the observance to 1957; WRI annual reporting independently records the 1 December campaign date.. Supporting provenance includes War Resisters’ International — CO Update / Prisoners for Peace Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Prisoners for Peace Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: War Resisters’ International / international peace and conscientious-objection solidarity campaign. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.
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