Conscientious objection to military service

Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

United Nations
General Assembly
Human Rights Council

Fifty-sixth session
18 June–12 July 2024
Agenda items 2 and 3

Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development

Summary
In the present report, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights provides recommendations on legal and policy frameworks to uphold human rights in the context of conscientious objection to military service in accordance with States’ obligations under international human rights law and applicable international human rights standards. The Office addresses, in particular, the recognition of the right to conscientious objection to military service in domestic law, the application procedures, genuine alternatives to military service, the promotion of conscientious objection to military service and the processing and recognition of the refugee status of conscientious objectors.

The report in full length (15p.) can be accessed here: https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g24/058/67/pdf/g2405867.pdf?token=y77dpL1zISeaLKf8KQ&fe=true

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (2024): Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, Summary. United Nations, General Assembly. https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g24/058/67/pdf/g2405867.pdf?token=y77dpL1zISeaLKf8KQ&fe=true

Keywords:    ⇒ Conscientious Objection   ⇒ Conscription   ⇒ Desertion   ⇒ Draft Evasion   ⇒ Human Rights   ⇒ International Resolutions   ⇒ Publications