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Photo: Zaira Zafarana

Oral statement given at Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus

UN Human Rights Council, 59th Session

(26.06.2025) Today at the UN in Geneva it took place at the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. On this occasion, Connection e.V. together with War Resisters’ International prepared and delivered a statement in the plenary addressing the right to conscientious objection to military service and the increasing militarization of the society including the educational system leading to underage exposure to militaristic trainings.

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Turkish Government Continues to Prosecute and Punish Conscientious Objectors

Mid Year Update 2025 from Conscientious Objection Watch

(17.06.2025) Following our 2024 annual report that we sent you, we are here with a mid-year update for 2025! For conscientious objectors in Turkey, 2025 began with new trials, prison sentences, and ongoing "civil death" practices, just like in previous years.

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Call to Eritrea to respect the human right to conscientious objection to military service

Statement given at 59th UN Human Rights Council

(16.06.2025) Connection e.V. in partnership with War Resisters International took the floor in the plenary at the opening of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, to call for the recognition of the right to conscientious objection to military service in Eritrea.

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Advocacy at the UN and much more, February till June 2025

Belarus, Mongolia, Eritrea, United States, Switzerland, Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Latvia, ...

(15.06.2025) Zaira Zafarana, international advocacy coordinator of Connection e.V. raised the issue of conscientious objection to military service in different countries by submitting country-based reports to UN mechanisms for upcoming reviews and reporting.

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