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Tag Archives: Conscientious Objection
European Court of Human Rights rules on Right to Conscientious Objection to Military Service
A ground-breaking judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on 7 July 2011 confirms that states have a duty to respect the right to conscientious objection. The case is that of Bayatyan v Aermenia (Application no 23459/03 / 1/6/2011). … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Accountability, Human Rights, Peace
Tagged Amnesty International, Armenia, Conscientious Objection, Council of Europe, European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Human Rights without Frontiers, Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)
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