Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Week of Action for the International Day of Conscientious Objection, 15 May 2025

All events

Around the International Day of Conscientious Objection, 15 May, there will be events and actions in several countries: Istanbul, London, Seoul, Bogotá, Medellín, Carlisle, Liverpool, Wokingham, Oxford, Staffordshire, Leicester, Washington, Edinburgh, Göttingen, Celle, Aalen, Mainz, Oldenburg, Greifswald, Schwerin, Nottuln, Erlangen, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Marburg, Mainz, Bonn, Bielefeld, Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Berlin. With these events, we are calling for protection for all those who refuse to go to war. Conscientious objection is a human right, especially during war. Persecuted conscientious objectors and deserters need asylum!

Ukraines Supreme Court: Religious belief does not exempt citizens from military service during wartime

(01.05.2025) Ukraine’s Supreme Court ruled that citizens cannot refuse military service during wartime based on religious beliefs, emphasizing that the obligation to defend the nation applies to all Ukrainians during Russia’s full-scale invasion, the court’s press office said on May 1.

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.