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Olga Karach during the Award Ceremony of the Bremen Peace Prize on May 31, 2024.

Speech at the 90th CEDAW Session on Belarus

(06.02.2025) Honorable Committee Members, As the head of the International Center for Civil Initiatives ’Our House’, I appeal to the CEDAW Committee for Action.

Press Release

Russian objectors: Two remarkable court rulings raise hope

(03.02.2025) A few days ago, the Berlin Administrative Court issued two rulings granting subsidiary protection to Russian conscripts. By doing so, the Administrative Court challenged a landmark decision issued by the OVG Berlin-Brandenburg in November. "This is a truly remarkable development. It has been recognized that Russian conscripts are indeed at risk of being recruited into the Russian army to fight in the war in Ukraine," explained Rudi Friedrich, Executive Director of Connection e.V., today. "This protection must now be extended to Russian conscientious objectors who can be called up as reservists."

From our Projects

Refuser Updates is a weekly newsletter that shares stories of Israeli and Palestinian War Resistance.

A new refusal letter is on the way

(02.02.2025) [...] Our new project is a refusal letter of medical servicemen and women of the Israeli army. Medics such as myself, doctors, paramedics, as well as mental health professionals who have been forced to make the unconscionable choice between continuing our participation in this war, or abandoning our fellow comrades, who are friends, family, and community, and have just the same been forced to the battlefield by Netanyahu’s regime.

From our Projects

Israeli government threatens to arrest, prosecute growing refuser wave

(29.01.2025) Last month, we were excited to bring the news of over 130 army reservists publishing an open letter threatening to refuse military service unless the Israeli government concedes to an immediate hostage deal and ceasefire to end the war. Now, the threat of a growing refuser movement is felt more than ever. The Israeli government feels the heat, and is threatening to arrest and prosecute the reservists.

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