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Guinea-Bissau - Conscientious objection to military service

Connection e.V. reports to the UN Human Rights Committee (144th session)

(May 2025) The state implements conscription and maintains armed forces, therefore, the issue of conscientious objection to military service is relevant.

Kazakhstan - Conscientious objection to military service and related issues

Connection e.V. reports to the UN Human Rights Committee (144th session)

(May 2025) The report emphasizes that not only the right to conscientious objection to military service is not recognised in law, but also the actual persecution of conscientious objectors to military service continues effectively until today.

Latvia - Conscientious objection to military service and related issues

Connection e.V. reports to the UN Human Rights Committee (144th session)

(May 2025) We reported that the right to conscientious objection to military service is not adequately recognised and implemented by the State party, since there is no genuinely civilian alternative service, the body examining applications is not independent and impartial, and there is no genuine recognition of the right to conscientious objection for professional members of the armed forces.

USA - Conscientious objection to military service, juvenile recruitment and related issues

Connection e.V. reports to the UN Human Rights Council to UPR (50th session)

(April 2025) The submission focused on the right to conscientious objection to military service, juvenile recruitment and related issues. These issues are highly important in the case of the United States of America, taking into consideration the size of its armed forces and the frequent involvement in military interventions and armed conflicts abroad.