Inter­na­tio­nale Arbeit zu Kriegs­dienst­ver­wei­gerung und Deser­tion

Ukraine: How should

(24.04.2025) Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and Ukraine’s immediate declaration of martial law, alternative civilian service has not been available to conscientious objectors in Ukraine. Many conscientious objectors  have been detained and forced to join the army, held illegally (often for months) on military bases, or criminally prosecuted. Jehovah’s Witnesses report that about 661 of their believers faced criminal charges of evading mobilisation in 2024. Courts have handed several conscientious objectors three-year jail terms for refusing mobilisation. Courts have handed others suspended sentences.

Your help is needed - Conscientious objectors need new opportunities and perspectives

(22.04.2025)

Dear,
we  have really good news: Our team at Connection e.V. has been strengthened by Artem Klyga. Artem is a lawyer specializing in military law in Russia and has been living in Germany for two years. He will support conscientious objectors and deserters from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and other countries as part of the #ObjectWarCampaign.

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Wir bitten um Eure Hilfe – Verweiger*innen brauchen neue Chancen und Perspektiven

(15.04.2025) Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde,

wir haben eine wirklich gute Neuigkeit: Unser Team bei Connection e.V. hat Verstärkung bekommen durch Artem Klyga. Artem ist Jurist mit Schwerpunkt Militärrecht in Russland und lebt seit zwei Jahren in Deutschland. Er wird im Rahmen der #ObjectWarCampaign Kriegsdienstverweiger*innen und Deserteur*innen aus Russland, Belarus, Ukraine und anderen Ländern unterstützen.

Spendet jetzt: https://de.connection-ev.org/StopWarUkraineDonation

Standing up at the United Nations for conscientious objectors’s right to refuse to participate in the war in Ukraine

UN Human Rights Council, 57th Session

(28.03.2025) On Friday March 28th 2025 the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights presented his report on the situation of human rights in Ukraine at the United Nations in Geneva. Following several Member states taking the floor in the plenary of the Human Rights Council to comment and address questions to the High Commissioner, Connection e.V., together with War Resisters International, delivered an oral statement which also reported the names of several conscientious objectors to military service who are currently persecuted, sentenced or forcibly recruited.