Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

REPORT • UN • HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN RUSSIA

The 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council is still going on. Today, Mariana Katsarova, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, presented her third report on the human rights situation in Russia since the start of the war.

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.

EVENT • NEW EUROPEAN ASYLUM SYSTEM

CONSEQUENCES FOR REFUGEES

WHEN?

September 26th, Friday
19:00

WHERE?
City Library, Bücherturm
Herrnstr. 84
63065 Offenbach am Main

In May 2024, the European Parliament decided to reform the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). There are fears that this will lead to further dramatic cuts in the fundamental and human rights of refugees. In the evening, Hannah Sommer, an employee of the «Munich Refugee Council», will explain the planned changes and outline what this means in concrete terms for refugees.

(an event as part of Intercultural Week)

ORGANIZED BY

Friends of Nature Offenbach
pax christi — Offenbach am Main
Connection e.V.
Public Library — Offenbach am Main
German Peace Society — United Conscientious Objectors