ZAGREB/GENEVA, April 23 (Hina) - The U.N. Commission for Human Rights adopted in Geneva on Tuesday a Croatian draft resolution on the right to conscientious objection to military service, Croatia's Permanent Mission at the U.N. in
Geneva said.
ZAGREB/GENEVA, April 23 (Hina) - The U.N. Commission for Human
Rights adopted in Geneva on Tuesday a Croatian draft resolution on
the right to conscientious objection to military service,
Croatia's Permanent Mission at the U.N. in Geneva said. #L#
Croatia first suggested the adoption of the resolution at the 58th
session of the U.N. Commission for Human Rights in Geneva, under the
title "Conscientious Objection to Military Service" and as Item No.
11 of the session, the Mission said in a statement.
The draft, which was sponsored by Croatia, was adopted by
consensus, the Mission said.
The resolution confirms the right to conscientious objection to
military service as the right of freedom of thought, conscience and
religion, and calls on all states to adjust their legislation and
practice considering the right to conscientious objection and in
keeping with previous resolutions the Commission for Human Rights
adopted in that regard, the Mission said.
The resolution was co-sponsored by 24 countries, of which most are
European Union members. The resolution was presented by Mission
Ambassador Spomenka Cek.
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