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Human Rights Council 48th Session Starts Online with High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Highlighting Environmental Crises, Migration and Displacement

News | September 17, 2021
QUNO Geneva is (virtually) attending the 48th session of the Human Rights Council with particular attention to the human rights...
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New Opportunities to Further Action on Racial Justice and Migration Governance

Resources | September 1, 2021
The Human Rights and Refugees Program at QUNO-Geneva has begun to work explicitly on the intersection between racial justice and...
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QUNO, War Resisters International and International Fellowship of Reconciliation’s webinar series

News | July 13, 2021
QUNO, War Resisters International and International Fellowship of Reconciliation’s webinar series on campaigning for conscientious objection to military service aims...
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QUNO makes an intervention at the June Climate Change Conference

News | June 17, 2021
QUNO joined observers at the June Climate Change Conference sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC, held this year...
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Report on Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Refugee Status Determination

News | May 14, 2021
To mark International Conscientious Objectors' Day on the 15 May 2021, QUNO is pleased to be releasing our new publication on...
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Report on Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Refugee Status Determination

Resources | May 1, 2021
To mark International Conscientious Objectors' Day on the 15TH of May 2021, QUNO is pleased to be releasing our new publication...
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International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service

News | February 12, 2021
This updated paper lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties and...
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International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service 2021

Resources | February 1, 2021
This updated paper lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties and...
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QUNO, WRI and IFOR’s webinar series on conscientious objection to military service

News | January 25, 2021
QUNO, War Resisters International (WRI) and International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) are pleased to present the details of our next webinar...
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QUNO participates in the Youth Forum on Migration

News | January 8, 2021
QUNO has been working on the human rights of migrants at the international level to promote the protection of human...
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Quaker Statement on Migration

News | December 8, 2020
Working together American Friends Service Committee, Britain Yearly Meeting, Friends Committee for National Legislation, Quaker Council for European Affairs and...
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Quaker Statement on Migration

Resources | December 1, 2020
Working together American Friends Service Committee, Britain Yearly Meeting, Friends Committee for National Legislation, Quaker Council for European Affairs and...
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Geneva Peace Week 2020

News | November 13, 2020
QUNO is proud to be one of the institutional partners behind the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, the organisation that runs Geneva...
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QUNO delivers oral statement on children of parents sentenced to death or executed

News | September 29, 2020
As part of our work to uphold the rights of children of parents sentenced to death or executed QUNO raises...
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QUNO Joint Statement on Children of Prisoners, Role of Civil Society in protecting their rights

News | July 29, 2020
During the 44th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, QUNO delivered a joint oral statement with partner Child Rights Connect,...
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Children of Incarcerated Parents and Violence Against Children: QUNO delivers oral statement to 44th Human Rights Council

News | July 8, 2020
During the 44th session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO delivered an oral statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the...
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