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.

Six Russian soldiers granted French temporary entry permits after fleeing Ukraine

Organisations assisting deserters hope France’s decision will lead to more soldiers fleeing war

(17.10.2024) Six Russian soldiers who fled the war in Ukraine have been granted temporary entry permits as they apply for political asylum in France, in what human rights activists describe as the first major case of a group of deserters being admitted to a EU country.

War In Europe: What Is Happening To Conscientious Objectors?

Press Release: Publication of EBCO Annual Report “Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Europe 2023/24”

(14.05.2024) The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) announces its forthcoming publication of its Annual Report “Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Europe 2023/24” on May 15^th, international conscientious objection day. It will be available online on 15 May 2024 on the EBCO website (www.ebco-beoc.org).

For the second year, this report is necessarily dominated by the war in Ukraine, with a large part of the space being taken up with reports of developments in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus and the situation of refugees from these countries. EBCO continues working on the #ObjectWarCampaign, which was jointly launched by Connection e.V., War Resisters’ International (WRI), International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), and European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO).

Krieg in Europa: Was geschieht mit Kriegsdienstverweiger*innen?

Pressemitteilung: Veröffentlichung des EBCO-Jahresberichts "Kriegsdienstverweigerung in Europa 2023/24"

(14.05.2024) Das Europäische Büro für Kriegsdienstverweigerung (EBCO) kündigt die bevorstehende Veröffentlichung seines Jahresberichts "Kriegsdienstverweigerung in Europa 2023/24" am 15. Mai, dem Internationalen Tag der Kriegsdienstverweigerung, an. Der Bericht wird am 15. Mai 2024 auf der Website von EBCO (https://www.ebco-beoc.org/) online verfügbar sein.

Im zweiten Jahr wird dieser Bericht zwangsläufig vom Krieg in der Ukraine dominiert; einen Großteil des Platzes nehmen Berichte über die Entwicklungen in der Ukraine, Russland und Belarus sowie die Situation von Flüchtenden aus diesen Ländern ein. EBCO arbeitet weiter bei der #ObjectWarCampaign mit, die gemeinsam von Connection e.V., War Resisters’ International (WRI), International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) und dem European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) ins Leben gerufen wurde.