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,...
No Means No
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...
Annual Report Systemic Human Rights Violations in Belarus Denial of the Right to Conscientious Objection and Forced Military Service
How military logic in Belarus becomes a social norm from early childhood, displacing the right to refuse service. Submitted by...
Our House Could Become a Platform for Alternative Service in Lithuania
Human rights defenders ask the Ministry of Defence to allow alternative service at “Our House”. Olga Karach, Director of the...
In Belarus, a Conscription Soldier Has Taken His Own Life
In Zhodino, 23-year-old conscription soldier Vladimir Maksimov has died – another tragedy that once again raises serious questions about safety,...
Belarus Escalates Repression Against Conscientious Objectors: Military Certificate Required for Passports and Driving Licences (from 11 February 2026)
Belarus is tightening repression by linking passports and driving licences to military registration, directly targeting conscientious objectors. From 11 February...
Our House submits OHCHR input on conscientious objection in Lithuania
Our House reports systemic barriers to conscientious objection and asylum protection in Lithuania. Our House Centre for Human Rights and...
Our House submits OHCHR input on conscientious objection in Belarus
Our House submits UN report on Belarusian conscientious objectors facing systemic persecution. Our House Centre for Human Rights and Relief...
Inputs for OHCHR: Conscientious objection to military service in Belarus
Belarus systematically suppresses conscientious objection, expanding criminal penalties, militarization, and coercive recruitment while undermining international human rights standards. January 15,...
Belarusian Conscientious Objector Ilya Faces Immediate Deportation from Lithuania to Belarus
A Belarusian conscientious objector risks deportation despite pending international human rights proceedings. Ilya is a Belarusian citizen, asylum seeker, and...
Sign the Petitions to Protect the Viliya•Neris River and the Wild Baltic Salmon
The Viliya–Neris is one of the last largely intact river ecosystems in the Baltic region – a vital migration corridor...
The Neris as a Front Line: Smuggling, Radiation, and Evacuation by River
Today, the very same river is viewed simultaneously as a migration corridor for wild salmon, as a possible evacuation route...
Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Belarus
This UPR report, submitted for the 50th session in November, documents serious human rights violations in Belarus amid its hybrid...
Belarusian Prisoners for Peace in Belarus
On December 1st, the world observes the Day of Prisoners for Peace. Our House calls for support for those sentenced...
Polish Monk Detained in Belarus on Espionage Charges
Polish Carmelite monk Grzegorz Gawel is held in Belarus on unfounded espionage charges, denied legal access and treated as a...
Belarusian human rights defender Olga Karach receives the Italian Peace Prize
Belarusian WHRD Olga Karach receives the Italian Peace Prize for her long-standing work for peace and human rights The director...
Olga Karach in Tertio — the leading Catholic magazine in Belgium
Olga Karach, Director of the organisation Our House, has given a long and detailed interview to Tertio, Belgium’s leading Catholic...
EBCO Appeals for Asylum for Belarusian Conscientious Objector
The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection urged Lithuania to grant asylum to Belarusian objector Hleb Smirnou. The European Bureau for...
World BEYOND WAR Supports Conscientious Objectors
WBW has issued a statement defending Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian conscientious objectors and deserters. One of the world’s largest anti-war...
