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Oral Statement: The right of conscientious objection to military service

Resources | March 1, 2014
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

News | December 19, 2013
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 โ€˜Guidelines on International Protection No. 10: Claims to Refugee Status related to Military Serviceโ€™

News | December 6, 2013
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

Resources | December 1, 2013
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

News | November 17, 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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QUNO participates in ClimMig conference, Vienna, Austria.

News | November 9, 2013
QUNO participated in a ClimMig conference on human rights, environmental change, migration and displacement in Vienna, Austria.
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Geneva Reporter

Resources | October 1, 2013
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

Resources | September 1, 2013
In this written statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation, Quakers welcome the growing recognition of the right to conscientious...
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Lightening the Load of the Parental Death Sentence on Children

Resources | June 1, 2013
This is a very detailed study exploring the situations of children whose parents have been sentenced with capital punishment. It...
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A Conscientious Objector’s Guide to the International Human Rights System

Resources | May 1, 2013
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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Rights of the Childโ€™s Day of General Discussion

News | April 22, 2013
QUNO was instrumental in the 2011 Day of General Discussion of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s...
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Rights of the Child Resolution Includes Section on Incarcerated Parents

News | April 22, 2013
For the first time, a section on children of incarcerated parents was included in a Human Rights Council resolution on...
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Statement to Independent Expert on the Environment

Resources | March 1, 2013
In this statement, Quakers welcome a report on the issue of human rights relating to the enjoyment of a safe,...
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VIDEO: Rachel Brett, QUNO Representative for Human Rights and Refugees, on Conscientious Objection

Resources | November 1, 2012
In this Youtube video uploaded by the Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR Centre), Rachel Brett, QUNO's representative for...
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Creation of ‘Women in Prison’ Programme

News | September 5, 2012
Women in Prison work begins, as part of QUNO's Human Rights and Refugees programme.
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Creation of ‘Conscientious Objection to Military Service’ Programme

News | September 5, 2012
Work on conscientious objection to military service, a key Quaker concern, is one of QUNO's earliest programmes.
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