Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Tour dates 13.02-12.03.2025: Conscientious Objection in Turkey

The Civil Death

Human rights activists from Turkey share their personal experiences: Vicenza, Torino, Geneva, Frankfurt/M., Basel, Oldenburg, Brussels, Berlin, Karlsruhe, Wustrow, Vienna, Trier.

In memory of the Holocaust, we refuse genocide

One week after the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we continue to fight for an end to Israel’s wars of aggression in the shadow of its ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. With the news of Trump’s plans to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip – and the completion of a riviera on the ashes of those killed in Israel’s murderous war – we continue forward with our struggle. Our refusal to serve genocide is not new, part of a much longer story.

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.

Russia: Overview of the 2024 Fall Conscription

Rights Violations and Resistance

We have compiled an overview of conscript rights violations that we learned about from appeals to ’Call to Conscience,’ the ’School of the Conscript’ organization, the Conscious Objectors Movement, and partially from the media. We provide examples of arbitrariness, explain how practices are changing and what this might lead to, compare it with the spring draft, and describe how people have defended their rights.