This is a library of QUNO publications, newsletters, and statements. Recent Publications
QUNO New York newsletter from September 2012.
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IA201209.pdf 356.53 KB A short briefing paper giving more detail into the history of QUNOs work on children of incarcerated parents, and more specifically on children of parents sentenced to death.
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Geneva's newsletter from May to August 2012. Featured stories:
Geneva Reporter May-August 2012.pdf 132.68 KB QUNO New York newsletter from June 2012.
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IA201206.pdf 358.94 KB A presention by QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson at a seminar hosted by the United Nations Office at Geneva and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) entitled: “20 Years of ‘An Agenda for Peace’: A New Vision for Conflict Prevention?”
Letter to Friends from QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson and QUNO Geneva Director Jonathan Woolley describing the work of QUNO in relation to:
Letter of Greeting to Friends 179.51 KB The first time a UN body considered the question children with parents in prison was in September 2011, in a Committee on the Rights of the Child day of general discussion on the topic. This paper details the issues, good practice and recommendations relating to children of prisoners that emerged from that day of general discussion.
See also the related Briefing Paper and Exhibition.
This publication arose out of QUNO’s wider work on the question of women in prison and children of prisoner’s. The study looks at children of incarcerated parents as individuals unto themselves, rather than as extensions of their parents, and therefore adopts a child’s rights approach. The Revised Draft Framework is a comprehensive exploration of the relevant child rights issues throughout the criminal justice process, from a parent’s arrest or detention to release following imprisonment. Examples of potential good practice, as well as relevant international/regional standards are included.
See also the following oral statement to the 14th session of the Human Rights Council.
QUNO Geneva's newsletter for November 2011 to February 2012. Featured stories:
- Preventing Armed Violence: the Geneva Declaration Review Conference
- The Unknown Impacts of Seeds Policies: Exploring the Effects of UPOV
- News from QUNO New York
- Watching the Climate Change Negotiations
- News in Brief, Jardins Ouverts, and Publications
Geneva Reporter, Nov 2011 - Feb 2012 417.48 KB In this written statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation, Quakers stress that conscientious objection to military service is protected under several international human rights mechanisms, and call on states to “fully implement the right of conscientious objection to military service in law and practice.”
In this submission to 19th session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO highlights the risks to physical and mental well-being faced by children of incarcerated parents. It recalls general principles to be kept in mind when considering and/or interacting with these children. Finally, it highlights potential examples of good practice.
See also the written statement on the same subject issued the previous year (2011).
One of the first QUNO publications to deal exclusively with the question of children whose parents are sentenced to death, paving the way for other documents in the same series. This paper raises awareness of some of the issues facing such children. It considers and elaborates on these issues in as much detail as the literature available at the time permitted, and highlights directions for future study.
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QUNO was involved in the preparation of this Guide, which was published by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The Guide brings together international standards, jurisprudence and national practice relating to conscientious objection. It is aimed at State officials responsible for drafting and implementing laws, individuals who may be unsure of their rights should they be called to perform military service, and civil society actors seeking to defend the rights of conscientious objectors. It includes a section on the protection of conscientious objectors under international refugee law.
See also A Conscientious Objector's Guide to the International Human Rights System.
QUNO New York newsletter from December 2011.
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In & Around the UN, Dec 2011 272.61 KB Aims to serve as an informal resource for issues relating to the 2011 discussions around the question of Palestinian Statehood at the United Nations.
Review of the activities of QUNO in 2011.
QUNO Review 2011: English 882.4 KB Rapport d’activités du Bureau Quaker auprès des Nations Unies 2011: Français 2.78 MB Revisión de Programas de QUNO-Oficina Cuáquera ante las Naciones Unidas 2011: Español 931.94 KB Conscientious objection to military service is now clearly protected as a human right under international law, even if the term "conscientious objection" does not appear in the international human rights treaties per se.
This paper presents the analysis and findings of the UN Human Rights Committee, the European Court of Human Rights as well as procedures of the Human Rights Council (Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief) that show how conscientious objection to military service is protected under international human rights law, particularly under the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
This document lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties and mechanisms. In this way, it responds to those who claim that, as conscientious objection to military service is not explicitly recognized by international human rights treaties, it is not protected by them.
ENGLISH_International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service.pdf 275.26 KB ESPAÑOL_International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service.pdf 294.6 KB FRANÇAIS_International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service.pdf 319.4 KB DEUTSCH_International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service.pdf 203.23 KB Pусский__International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service.pdf 335.84 KB QUNO Geneva Newsletter for July 2011 to October 2011. Featured stories:
Geneva Reporter, July 2011 - Oct 2011 499.72 KB In 2011, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child held a Day of General Discussion on the issue of children of incarcerated parents, marking the first time that this issue had been discussed substantively anywhere within the UN system. This Briefing Paper provides a brief synopsis of the Day of General Discussion.
See also Collateral Convicts: Recommendations and Good Practice, and the related Exhibition.
