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Advice on conscientious objection
Do you want to refuse military service in Germany and be recognised as a conscientious objector under Article 4(3) of the Basic Law? We can support you with our free advisory service.
From 1 January 2026, military registration, conscription and so-called voluntary military service will be reintroduced in Germany. Reservists can also submit this application if they have already served in the British Armed Forces.
Further information from the dfg-vk at verweigern: verweigern.info https://kdv.dfg-vk.de/
The official information page on this topic is provided by the Federal Office for Civil Society Affairs: https://www.bafza.de/rat-und-hilfe/kriegsdienstverweigerung-kdv
Consultation appointments:
Every second Thursday at 5 p.m. online on conscientious objection in Germany. You will receive the link after
registering by email: co-kdv@afpb.net
In person and live in Aalen every second Wednesday at 6 p.m. after the peace vigil; meeting point at the market fountain.
Our advisors Achim Schmitz and Jürgen Menzel are part of the nationwide advisory network and are up to date with the latest developments.
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Advice on the protection of conscientious objectors
If you have refused to participate in the war in Ukraine or other wars around the world and are seeking protection in safe countries, we can support you with:
• Advice on international law regarding conscientious objection
• Information on options for travelling to safe countries
• Information on the possibility of asylum or humanitarian visas in EU countries
• Support in Germany with your asylum and residence permit application
• Integration issues after receiving your residence permit
We offer regular online counselling
In Germany every 4th Thursday of the month at 5 p.m.
In the South Caucasus by appointment
Email registration: co-kdv@afpb.net
Consultations can be held in German, English or Russian
Our advisors Mikheil Elisbarashvili and Jürgen Menzel will provide you with confidential advice on your concerns.
Mediation
For difficult conflict situations, we offer confidential mediation between life and business partners or group mediation for clarification in your organisation or social environment. We can put together an intercultural team for this purpose.
For schools, we can also offer training as conflict mediators for pupils.
Moderation
We offer you moderation of team meetings, your retreat, as well as conferences and between project partners. Using participative moderation techniques, we guide you through a results-orientated process of clarification and the development of planning steps. The results can be reviewed and further developed in a subsequent monitoring process.
Evaluation
We can evaluate your project externally and document the results. To this end, we work with you to develop the criteria and catalogue of questions for the evaluation and are happy to present and reflect on the results in a participatory evaluation with the project partners.