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A Conscientious Objector's Guide to the International Human Rights System
Foreword
About this guide
Acknowledgements
Acronyms
Conscientious objection to military service – can international human rights systems help?
The United Nations
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Human Rights Committee: State Reporting Procedure
Human Rights Committee: Communication procedure
Committee on the Rights of the Child: State Reporting Procedure
Committee on the Rights of the Child: Optional Protocol on Communications
Other Treaty Bodies
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Human Rights Council Special Procedures
Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Human Rights Council Complaint Procedure
Africa: Overview
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights: overview
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights: State Reporting Procedure
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights: Communication Procedure
African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: State Reporting Procedure
African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: Communication Procedure
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
The Americas
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Overview
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Petition procedure
Ibero-American Convention on the Rights of Youth
Europe
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
Council of Europe: Commissioner for Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
European Committee of Social Rights: State reporting procedure
European Committee of Social Rights: Collective Complaint procedure
Contacts of the organisations
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Aspect
Recognition of CO
Length/terms of service
Time limits
Discrimination
in-service objection
Selective objection
Repeated punishment
CO to military taxation
Aspect (interp/juris)
Recognition of CO
Length/terms of service
Time limits
Discrimination
in-service objection
Selective objection
Repeated punishment
CO to military taxation
Only Under 18-s
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Individual Cases
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Yes
For Urgent Action
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Yes
State Law
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Yes
State Practice
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Yes