Examples of using Right of conscientious objection in English and their translations into Arabic
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Conscience and Peace Tax International noted that Colombia rejected the recommendation to recognize the right of conscientious objection to military service.
The Human Rights Committee has recognized the right of conscientious objection to military service as part of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion enshrined in article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. .
Conscience and Peace Tax International(CPTI) reported on the refusal to acknowledge the right of conscientious objection to military service, the repeated imprisonment of conscientious objectors and discriminatory treatment of those who have not performed military service.
Although the Covenant does not explicitly refer to a right of conscientious objection, the Committee believes that such a right derives from article 18,
The right of conscientious objection to military service has been repeatedly affirmed in the general comments of the Human Rights Committee and case law as inherent to article 18,
A subsequent mandate holder, Abdelfattah Amor, stressed in his report that the right of conscientious objection was closely related to freedom of religion, and expressed support for the views of the Commission on Human Rights. .
We also conclude that the Republic of Korea has not provided a sufficient justification for denying the right of conscientious objection, as the Committee had found in prior cases applying its earlier approach to the situation in this State party.
The Committee continues to be concerned that the State party does not have a law recognizing the right of conscientious objection to military service and does not intend to adopt one(article 18 of the Covenant).
(19) The Committee continues to be concerned that the State party does not have a law recognizing the right of conscientious objection to military service and does not intend to adopt one(art. 18).
In its concluding observations, the Committee called on one reporting State to" extend the right of conscientious objection against mandatory military service to persons who hold non-religious beliefs grounded in conscience, as well as beliefs grounded in all religions".
It stated that in 2009 the Colombian Constitutional Court recognized the right of conscientious objection to military service, and urged the Colombian Congress to pass a law to regulate this right. .
Joint Submission 4(JS4), referring to the right of conscientious objection to military service, indicated that military service in Uzbekistan could be substituted by alternative service only in very limited circumstances.
To be sure, in the" concluding observations" framed upon the examination of country reports, the Human Rights Committee has frequently encouraged states to recognize a right of conscientious objection to military practice.
Conscience and Peace Tax International was established at the 1994 International Conference on War Tax Resistance and Peace Tax Campaigns as a global organization to work at the international level for recognition of the right of conscientious objection to taxation which funds military expenditure.
In 2007, the HR Committee recommended that Chile expedite the adoption of legislation recognizing the right of conscientious objection to military service, ensuring that conscientious objectors are not subject to discrimination or punishment and recognizing that conscientious objection can occur at any time, even when a person ' s military service has already begun.
Since that time, however, the Committee has confirmed that the oblique use of this phrase in a different context" neither recognizes nor excludes a right of conscientious objection," and so does not contradict the necessary consequences of the Covenant ' s guarantee of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
The Human Rights Committee has recommended that States parties recognize the right of conscientious objection without discrimination, recalling that" conscientious objectors can opt for civilian service the duration of which is not discriminatory in relation to military service, in accordance with articles 18 and 26 of the Covenant".
CPTI noted a concern regarding the failure of Belarus to promulgate legislation to implement the right of conscientious objection to military service, as a result prosecutions of conscientious objectors for their refusal to perform military service recommenced in 2009, after an eight year gap.
Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the text of the present resolution to all States Members of the United Nations and to include the right of conscientious objection to military service in the public information activities of the United Nations, including the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education;
The Committee therefore expresses its concern that no measures appear to have been taken to extend the right of conscientious objection against mandatory military service to persons who hold non-religious beliefs grounded in conscience, as well as beliefs grounded in all religions(art. 18).