How to avoid the army

The State Duma adopted in the third reading a bill on electronic summons and restrictions for draftees. "Paper" watched the broadcast of the lower house of the parliament.

UPD dated July 27, 2023: the State Duma adopted amendments to the law "On Military Duties". The document increases the maximum age of conscripts for military service - up to 30 years and introduces a ban on leaving Russia from the moment the agenda is received.

The human rights project “First Department” compiled a list of organizations where military personnel and conscripts can turn to their rights for help. We supplemented him.

🟢 “ Go forest ” - helps to hide, escape, leave the country. Read our interview with the project coordinator.

🟢 “ The movement of conscious refusers from military service ” - helps the conscripts legally free themselves from service in the army, provides them with informational, moral and legal assistance.

🟢 “ School of a conscript ” - teaches conscripts, their parents, military personnel and alternatively employees to independently protect their rights and gives advice on the issue of draft.

🟢 “ Call for conscience ” - here you can turn to lawyers and human rights activists who help Russians who consciously decide not to serve in the army, to avoid draft.

🟢 “ Committee of Soldiers' Mothers ” - provides assistance to conscripts and military personnel who want to legally avoid participating in the war in Ukraine or quit the service.

🟢 “ Military Ombudsman ” - protects the rights of conscripts and answers questions on the hot line.

🟢 “ Soldiers' mothers of St. Petersburg ”-provide legal, legal and social assistance to conscripts and military personnel. The project helps to replace military service with an alternative civilian.

🟢 “ Real Army ” - protects the rights of conscripts, helps to achieve AGS.

🟢 “ Military Lawyers ” - explains what rights the conscripts and the military have.

🟢 The Agora International Human Rights Association - the organization’s lawyers advise on all issues of the rights of military personnel and conscripts through the bot .

🟢 “ Zemsky Defender ” - municipal deputies and activists help the military liable for mobilization with documents, as well as with the search for lawyers.

🟢 “ Calls ” - the organization conducts legal advice, helps to achieve a deferral or complete exemption from the service.

What else to read:

• The agenda will be considered handed in any case, before the appeal to the military enlistment office, the conscripts will be banned from departure from the country. The main thing from the amendments of the State Duma on the call.