{"id":3810,"date":"2015-09-01T14:23:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T18:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=3810"},"modified":"2020-01-03T08:55:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T13:55:34","slug":"germany-pro-asyl-presents-human-rights-award-to-u-s-awol-soldier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=3810","title":{"rendered":"Germany: PRO ASYL presents human rights award to U.S. AWOL soldier"},"content":{"rendered":"
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… HUMAN RIGHTS …<\/p>\n

An article by Connection e.V. – International Support of Conscientious Objectors and Deserters<\/a><\/p>\n

On September 12, 2015, in Frankfurt\/Main the foundation, PRO ASYL will present its this year’s human rights award to the U.S. AWOL soldier and asylum candidate in Germany, Andr\u00e9 Shepherd. The international conscientious objector network, Connection e.V., salutes this decision.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA tremendous amount of courage is required to oppose the Iraq War as Andr\u00e9 Shepherd did\u201d, declared Rudi Friedrich today for Connection e.V. \u201cUntil today, Andr\u00e9 Shepherd has still unsuccessfully tendered hopes of receiving a positive ruling concerning his asylum case. With his refusal to participate in crimes against humanity, he clearly not only questions the legality of the Iraq War, but also shows that this legally legitimate decision against participation in war should be supported through a granting of asylum.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the invitation for the presentation of this award PRO ASYL declared: \u201cWith his application for asylum, Andr\u00e9 Shepherd assumes in this case the burden of establishing a legal precedence. Through his persistent resistance, he has risked his right to a normal existence in the United States. Almost eight years after his decision to seek asylum, Andr\u00e9 Shepherd continues to argue his case in court, knowing that his example is also that of the many servicemen resisting illegal wars. His efforts have made him a paragon of resolution and humanity. The foundation PRO ASYL gratefully presents him the 2015 PRO ASYL-Hand Award.<\/p>\n

The award will be presented on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at 2 PM in the \u201cHaus am Dom\u201d, Domplatz 3, 60311 Frankfurt. Further information is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Thank you to Janet Hudgins, the CPNN reporter for this article.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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