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The question of conscientious objection came before the Commission on Human Rights in 1950, with a proposal calling for an addition to Article 16 of the draft International Covenant on Human Rights recognizing this as a right. These records include the documentation prepared for Commission by the Division of Human Rights and the Service Civil International, an NGO. They include correspondence with individuals and organizations.

Records contain correspondence between UNESCO and the Division of Human Rights as well as several confidential memos from the Division regarding UNESCO's decision in 1952 to establish a committee of experts to examine human rights issues that touch on the cultural and scientific spheres of community life.

Draft record created 2021