UN Human Rights Commission

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Ralf Willinger

On the 1st of April, I was able to give my presentation on a parallel meeting of NGOs which was organized by Conscience Peace Tax International. I presented a paper on Military service and Militarism in Eritrea. It was moderated by Rachel Brett from Quakers.

In close cooperation with Connection e.V. from Germany, War Resisters' International now published an English edition of the documentation on conscientious objection and desertion in Eritrea.

The Commission on Human Rights,

Bearing in mind that it is recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person, as well as the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and the right not to be discriminated against,

Executive Summary
1. The Military Service System of the Republic of Korea
1.1 Outline of Military Service Regulations
1.2 Social Aspects of Military Service
2. Conscientious Objection to Military Service
2.1 Present Situation
Table1. Imprisoned Conscientious Objectors by Year
Table2.

The Commission on Human Rights,

Bearing in mind that it is recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person, as well as the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and the right not to be discriminated against,

Reference Materials

Glossary

1503 Procedure

A confidential Procedure of the Sub-Commission and Commission on Human Rights, aimed at identifying patterns of gross violations of human rights.

This report was commissioned by QUNO, the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva, and has been published by CONCODOC in London.

The Commission on Human Rights,

Bearing in mind that it is recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person, as well as the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and the right not to be discriminated against,

Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5, paragraph 4,

of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil

and Political Rights

- Sixty-seventh session -

Communication No 682/1996

Submitted by: Paul Westerman(represented by E. Th. Hummels, legal counsel)

Alleged victim: The author

State party: The Netherlands

Date of communication: 22 November 1995

The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

The Commission on Human Rights,

Bearing in mind that it is recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person, as well as the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and the right not to be discriminated against,

The Commission on Human Rights,

Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms and to fulfil the

obligations they have undertaken under the various international human rights instruments, the Charter of the United Nations and humanitarian law,