With Resolution (99) 50, the Committee of Ministers institutes the Council of Europe Commissioner of Human Rights as a “non-judicial institution to promote education in, awareness of and respect for human rights, as embodied in the human rights instruments of the Council of Europe.”
| Recognition of CO | Neutral |
| Length/terms of service | Neutral |
| Discrimination | Neutral |
| Time limits | Neutral |
| in-service objection | Neutral |
| Selective objection | Neutral |
| Repeated punishment | Neutral |
| CO to military taxation | Neutral |