Rudi Friedrich – #ObjectWarCampaign

RefuseWar everywhere! – Call to action on May 15 – International Conscientious Objection Day

On May 15, the International Conscientious Objection Day, we want to send out a powerful joint message for peace and the right to refuse to kill. Especially in times of global armed conflict, it is more important than ever to promote public debate on conscription, conscientious objection and alternatives to the military.

Connection e.V. presents analysis: Federal High Court attacks basic right to conscientious objection

(12.03.2025) On January 16, 2025, the German Federal High Court (BGH) issued a decision (Decision 4 ARs 11/24) on the question of whether a Ukrainian citizen could be extradited even though he had declared that he was a conscientious objector, and Ukraine had suspended the right to conscientious objection in the event of war. In Ukraine, the conscientious objector is therefore threatened with conscription into the war and, if he refuses, years in prison.

March 3: What is happening to Conscientious objectors and Deserters from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus?

Webinar 3 Years After the Start of the War in Ukraine

Webinar: Mo., 3rd March 2025, 6pm CET

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qr-w6NxLRsempYiDR8G-Mw

Three years ago, Russia attacked Ukraine, resulting in devastating consequences. Yet, there are also hundreds of thousands of individuals in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine who have refused to participate in the war. What is the state of their right to conscientious objection? What about their protection?