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Conscientious Objection to Military Service

A/HRC/RES/20/2No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 3Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2012–2022
This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/51/6
  • 2022A/HRC/RES/51/6Conscientious objection to military serviceLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2017A/HRC/RES/36/18Conscientious objection to military serviceCompare with previous version
  • 2013A/HRC/RES/24/17Conscientious objection to military serviceCompare with previous version
  • 2012A/HRC/RES/20/2Conscientious objection to military service

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
Compulsory Military ServiceConscientious ObjectorsReport Preparation

What does this mandate say?

3 operative paragraphs
1
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare, in consultation with all States, relevant United Nations agencies, programmes and funds, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions, a quadrennial analytical report on conscientious objection to military service, in particular on new developments, best practices and remaining challenges, and to submit the first report to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-third session, under agenda item 3;
2
Encourages all States, relevant United Nations agencies, programmes and funds, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions to cooperate fully with the Office of the High Commissioner by providing relevant information for the preparation of the report on conscientious objection to military service;
3
Calls upon all States to continue to review, as appropriate, their laws, policies and practices relating to conscientious objection to military service, including by considering, inter alia, introducing alternatives to military service, in the light of the present resolution.

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