Areas of work: Conscientious Objection to Military Service
UPDATED in 2015 – International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service
This document, lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties and mechanisms, taking...
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Amicus Curiae opinion on conscientious objection to military service submitted to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea
QUNO has submitted an Amicus Curiae opinion on conscientious objection to military service to the Constitutional Court of Korea jointly with Amnesty International,...
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A new Human Rights and Refugees Representative at QUNO Geneva
In February, Rachel Brett who has been Representative, Human Rights and Refugees (HRR) at QUNO Geneva since 1993 announced her...
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Meeting of the European Bureau of Conscientious Objectors in Brussels
QUNO attended the meeting of the European Bureau of Conscientious Objectors in Brussels. At the meeting, QUNO reported on recent...
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Conscientious objectors to military service: Punishment and discriminatory treatment
Conscientious objectors to military service face a number of serious and negative implications for their refusal to perform military service,...
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QUNO co-sponsors ‘Conscientious Objection to Military Service: Challenges and International Responses’ Human Rights Council side event
At the 25th session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO co-sponsored a side-event entitled “Conscientious Objection to Military Service: Challenges...
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Conscientious Objection to Military Service, written statement submitted by FWCC to the 25th session of the Human Rights Council
In this written statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation, Quakers draw attention to the serious and negative implications for...
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Oral Statement: The right of conscientious objection to military service
In this statement, delivered to the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)...
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Rachel Brett, QUNO Representative for Human Rights and Refugees, delivers training on the right to Conscientious Objection in Colombia
Rachel Brett, QUNO's representative for Human Rights and Refugees, delivered training to conscientious objectors at the Foro Internacional Por la...
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UNHCR issues ‘Guidelines on International Protection No. 10: Claims to Refugee Status related to Military Service’
QUNO welcomes new Guidelines on International Protection relating to claims to refugee status based on objection to military service released...
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Conscientious Objection Standards
Rachel Brett, QUNO's representative for Human Rights and Refugees, delivered training to conscientious objectors at the Foro Internacional Por la...
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Geneva Reporter, July-October 2013
Read QUNO Geneva's newsletter for the period July to October 2013. Features stories: Children of parents sentenced to death or...
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Geneva Reporter
Geneva's newsletter from July to October 2013. Features stories: Children of parents sentenced to death or executed New framework for...
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Conscientious Objection to Military Service, written statement submitted by FWCC to the 24th session of the Human Rights Council
In this written statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation, Quakers welcome the growing recognition of the right to conscientious...
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A Conscientious Objector’s Guide to the International Human Rights System
A user-friendly Guide to using Human Rights System for Conscientious Objectors. Together with the Centre for Civil and Political Rights,...
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Creation of ‘Conscientious Objection to Military Service’ Programme
Work on conscientious objection to military service, a key Quaker concern, is one of QUNO's earliest programmes.
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