Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

"I believed I would find protection in Europe"

Joint Statement

(14.02.2025) On 16 February 2023, in the resolution ‘One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine’, the EU Parliament demanded that Member States provide protection for conscientious objectors and deserters fleeing Belarus, Russia, and occupied Ukraine. However, this is not guaranteed in most Member States.

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.

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.