Connection (association)
| Connection | |
|---|---|
| legal form | registered association |
| founding | 1993 |
| Seat | Offenbach am Main |
| main emphasis | International work for conscientious objectors and deserters |
| Chair | Franz Nadler |
| Website | de.connection-ev.org/ |
Connection e. V. is a German association based in Offenbach am Main that supports deserters . The members are close to the peace movement and work on a voluntary basis.
The association initially supported several thousand deserters seeking asylum during the Balkan War . During the Iraq war , American soldiers who fled to Iraq because of their transfer were supported . There are also contacts to groups in Israel , Turkey , Eritrea , USA , Algeria , Latin America and Africa .
Connection calls for conscientious objection in war zones to be recognized as a reason for asylum, for example in 2009 for André Shepherd .
The circular KDV im Krieg is published as a periodical .
Awards
- 1996 Aachen Peace Prize
- 2001 Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze Award for Nonviolent Action from the Evangelical Working Group on Conscientious Objection and Peace
- 2009 advancement award of the Martin-Niemöller-Foundation
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Publication of the Offenbach am Main District Court on register number VR 1567 from November 1993.
- ↑ Aachen Peace Price 1996: Olisa Agbakoba (Nigeria) and Connection e. V. In: aachener-friedenspreis.de. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016 ; accessed on August 31, 2016 .
- ^ Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze Prize for Nonviolent Action. In: eak-online.de , from April 2015, accessed on August 31, 2016.
- ↑ Andreas Schwarzkopf: Portrait of Rudi Friedrich: A Quiet Among the Righteous. In: fr-online.de . December 4, 2009, accessed August 31, 2016 .