Inputs for OHCHR Conscientious objection to military service in Lithuania
The expansion of conscription in Lithuania undermines the right of Lithuanians to conscientious objection to military service, while Belarusian and...
No Means No
To Refuse to Kill Is Threatening to Every State — An Article in Ställ om! Magazine
Ställ om!, a Swedish digital magazine focused on peace and climate justice, published an article which calls for support for...
Media Report Deportation of Russian Deserter from Lithuania, While Authorities Say He Left Voluntarily
The Telegram channel and human rights media outlet focused on Russia, Slovo Zashchite (“A Word for the Defence”), reported that...
Lithuania Deported a Russian Deserter after Six Months of Continuous Detention
A Russian deserter who fled the war in Ukraine and requested asylum in Lithuania spent nearly six months continuously deprived...
Conscientious Objection, Former Combatants and Democratic Security: Preventing the Reproduction of War in Eastern Europe
Context Core challenge: War creates not only destruction, but also the people through whom it can return. Security rationale: Supporting...
Those Who Never Make It into the History Books
They left no monuments, won no medals, and rarely appear in history books. Yet their quiet courage may be among...
Our House contributed to EBCO Annual Report on conscientious objection in Europe
Human rights groups documented militarisation, persecution, and conscientious objection trends across Europe. Our House Centre for Human Rights and Relief,...
Support for Yurii Sheliazhenko: Legal Defense and Family Assistance
Support for Yurii Sheliazhenko: Legal Defense and Family Assistance We call for urgent financial support for Yurii Sheliazhenko — a...
We Condemn the Illegal Detention of Conscientious Objector Yurii Sheliazhenko
We Condemn the Illegal Detention of Conscientious Objector Yurii Sheliazhenko Statement of the International Center for Civil Initiatives «Our House»...
Constraining Duty: Legal Reengineering of Military Obligation in Belarus, 2025
Legal amendments tighten military obligations, narrowing exemptions and expanding enforcement mechanisms nationwide. In 2025, state policy in the field of...
German school and university students protest conscription plans and the country’s militarization
German students stage nationwide walkouts protesting conscription plans and accelerating militarization under Merz government On March 5, 2026, protests took...
Victory: Belarusian conscientious objector Siarhei released from closed refugee camp in Lithuania
On Friday evening, Belarusian conscientious objector Siarhei was released from a closed refugee camp in Lithuania. We won the court...
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation with conscientious objectors to military service in Belarus.
«Connection e.V.», in partnership with «War Resisters’ International» (WRI), participated in the interactive dialogue with the Group of Independent Experts reporting on...
Urgent: Belarusian conscientious objector Siarhei transferred to closed refugee camp in Lithuania
Belarusian conscientious objector Siarhei placed in closed Lithuanian refugee camp after asylum filing. On February 26, 2026 Belarusian conscientious objector...
Manufacturing Consent: Military Service Propaganda and the Breakdown of Conscription in Belarus
Escalating propaganda masks structural failure of compulsory military service among Belarusian youth By 2025, state policy in the field of...
February 26, 2026: Belarusian CO Siarhei files a renewed asylum application in Lithuania
Belarusian conscientious objector Siarhei seeks protection again after repeated asylum refusals in Lithuania. 26 February 2026 marks an important moment...
Belarusian Conscientious Objector Siarhei at Risk of Deportation from Lithuania to Belarus
Conscientious objector from Belarus faces deportation risk despite clear persecution evidence. This case concerns Siarhei, a Belarusian welder and trained...
From Leisure to Training: Militarized Youth Camps in Belarus, 2025
Youth camps operate as transitional institutions, normalizing military discipline and pre-conscription training for minors. On 12 July 2025, it was...
Institutional Militarization of School Education in Belarus, 2025
Schools function as structured environments for early loyalty formation and pre–conscription military socialization. Within the school education system in Belarus,...
Militarization of Early Childhood Socialization in Belarus (Preschool Sector), 2025
In Belarus, institutions normalize military ideology among children aged three to six Militarization in Belarus begins already at the kindergarten...
