#ObjectWar!

by Grand Chamber of the National Asylum Court, September 6, 2023

(06.09.2023) The Grand Chamber of the National Asylum Court (CNDA) ruled on September 6, 2023, that Russian nationals who refuse partial mobilisation or forced recruitment as part of the war in Ukraine must be granted refugee status, as they would be induced to commit such crimes directly or indirectly due to the large-scale commission of war crimes by the Russian armed forces. However, they would have to prove that they are actually at risk of being recruited for the war.

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Movement of Conscientious Objector Russia, September 2023

Hello! This is Artyom Klyga, The MCO Advocacy Manager, with news from the life of conscientious objectors in Russia. Russian authorities are trying not to issue foreign passports to conscripts while military personnel in war are not being given leave. The MCO challenged the label of foreign agent in the courts. Russian courts recognize the right of legal entities to make reservations. The launch of the electronic registry, which has been used to scare conscripts since April of 2023, has been postponed until 2024.

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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)