QUNO updates CO guide

Booklet last updated in 2015 looks at how conscientious objection is recognised and protected.

by Rebecca Hardy 2nd April 2021

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) has released an updated edition of its booklet International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service. The guide includes information on the ways in which conscientious objection (CO) to military service has been recognised within the UN system and is protected under human rights treaties and mechanisms.