Conscientious Objectors from Russia Need Better Protection

Connection e.V., EAK, PRO ASYL, 31.08.2023

Conscientious objection is a human right not only in times of peace but also in times of war

Russians who refuse to go to war in Ukraine should be protected in Germany without any «buts» or «ifs» — so far this is not happening. Connection e.V., the Protestant Association for Conscientious Objection and Peace (German: Evangelische Arbeitgemeinschaft für Kriegdienstverweigerung und Frieden, EAK) and PRO ASYL demand that the Federal Government of Germany (German: Bundesregierung) and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (German: Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, BAMF) make the situation better. More (in German)