Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

What is happening to Conscientious objectors and Deserters from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus?

Webinar 3 Years After the Start of the War in Ukraine

Webinar: Mo., 3rd March 2025, 6pm CET

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qr-w6NxLRsempYiDR8G-Mw

Three years ago, Russia attacked Ukraine, resulting in devastating consequences. Yet, there are also hundreds of thousands of individuals in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine who have refused to participate in the war. What is the state of their right to conscientious objection? What about their protection?

Zum Valentinstag: Das besondere Blumenarrangement

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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.

Belarus: persecution of conscientious objectors to military service in the country

Connection e.V. reports to the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus

(February 2025) Connection e.V. has worked in the last weeks to prepare a detailed report on Belarus, focusing on a conscientious objection to military service perspective to inform the report of the Special Rapporteur for the 59th session of the Human Rights Council (June 2025) about the situation of human rights in Belarus, with a focus on the right to vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections and the situation of persons targeted for repression and/or deprived of their liberty for political motives.