Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Call for the protection of conscientious objectors from Türkiye at the UNHRC

30.09.2025 • During each session of the Human Rights Council there is a specific item related to the UPR. During this Council meeting there is the adoption by the Council of the outcome of the reviews of the Countries which participated in the last session of the UPR. Each country under review can accept recommendations or note them, meaning refusing to accept them.

Connection e.V. advocates at the OSCE in Warsaw for the right to conscientious objection to military service

Between 7th and 16th October 2025, the «Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights» of the «Organization for Security and Co—operation in Europe» organized the «Conference on the Human Dimension» in Warsaw. It was a ten—day conference with plenary sessions and side events addressing issues from across the OSCE—area. «Connection e.V.» participated in the Conference and advocated there for the right to conscientious objection to military service.

JOINT PRESS RELEASE • STOP PROSECUTING TURKISH CYPRIOT CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR HASAN RAHVANCIOĞLU

«Connection e.V.», «European Bureau for Conscientious Objection» (EBCO), «International Fellowship of Reconciliation» (IFOR) and «War Resisters’ International» (WRI) strongly condemn the prosecution of conscientious objector Hasan Rahvancıoğlu, whose trial is scheduled for 27 November 2025 before the Security Forces Court in the self—declared state of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). This is a clear violation of the fundamental human right to conscientious objection to military service, and we call on the authorities in the TRNC to immediately dismiss all charges.

Turkish Government Continues to Prosecute and Punish Conscientious Objectors

Mid Year Update 2025 from Conscientious Objection Watch

(17.06.2025) Following our 2024 annual report that we sent you, we are here with a mid-year update for 2025! For conscientious objectors in Turkey, 2025 began with new trials, prison sentences, and ongoing "civil death" practices, just like in previous years.