The Right To Conscientious Objection To Military Service In Russia During Full-Scale War.

In the three years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine massive casualties have occurred on both sides. While information on the situation in Ukraine is available the situation in Russia is more opaque. It is difficult to know what impact the enormous casualties have had on the Russian population as increasingly draconian legislation has been passed to stifle critics. But there have remained avenues of resistance to participation in the invasion. One of these is to assert the rights to conscientious objection embedded in the Russian Constitution. This right is being undermined but as this report details there are still Russians attempting to assert their rights to conscientious objection in military tribunals and courts with some limited successes, despite the risk of punitive treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]