Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Constitutional complaints of three conscientious objectors will be judged jointly

(17.10.2025) Constitutional Court of Ukraine decides whether the state have a right to deny in alternative service to those who can’t join the army because of beliefs, and whether it is legitimate to imprison people for holding fast to high standards of conscience. On 15 October 2025, the Second Senate of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine decided to consider constitutional complaints of Vitalii Alekseienko, Serhii Ivanushchenko, and Dmytro Zelinsky jointly in one constitutional proceeding. Previously, reasons to join the constitutional proceedings were pointed out in the amicus curiae brief submitted by the Director of the Institute of Peace and Law, Yurii Sheliazhenko, which the Court decided to add to the case file on 1st October.

EVENTS • BETWEEN WAR AND CONSCIENCE

How is the war between Russia and Ukraine changing Europe?

Major autumn tour by «Connection e.V.» featuring participants from Russia. A series of public talks in Austria and Germany.

Eight events ⸻ eight cities.
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THAILAND • DROP CHARGES AGAINST CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR NETIWIT CHOTIPHATPHAISAL

«I reject the idea that peace must come through violence, that obedience is more important than conscience. Militaristic values permeate Thai society ⸻ not only in the barracks, but in our classrooms, in our politics, in how young people are taught to think and express themselves. These values make true education, democracy, and freedom of expression difficult to achieve. To object is to resist that mindset. It is to say: our lives should not be tools of war, our minds not moulded by fear.»

EVENT • The RIGHT to CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION to MILITARY SERVICE in TIMES of WAR

WHEN?
September 15th, Monday
13:00 CEST

WHERE?
Palais des Nations
Concordia 1
1211 Geneva, Switzerland

«Connection e.V.» is organizing, together with its partner WRI, a public event at the United Nations in Geneva on the occasion of the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council which started on September 8th and will conclude on October 8th.