Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Belarus - Conscientious objection to military service and related issues

Connection e.V. reports to the UN Human Rights Council to UPR (50th session)

(March 2025) The right to conscientious objection to military service is not yet fully implemented. We also reported on the persecution of human rights defenders.

Mongolia - Consientious objection to military service and related issues

Connection e.V. reports to the UN Human Rights Council to UPR (50th session)

(March 2025) The issue of the right to conscientious objection to military service has never been raised during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

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.

Speech at the 90th CEDAW Session on Belarus

(06.02.2025) Honorable Committee Members, As the head of the International Center for Civil Initiatives ’Our House’, I appeal to the CEDAW Committee for Action.