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Conscience and Peace Tax International

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• CPTI Documents
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  • CPTI Articles of Association
  • CPTI Statements to the UN Human Rights Council and other fora
    • Written Statement to UN Human Rights Council 28/6/2006
    • Written Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights 2006
      • Schriftliche Anweisung zu UNO Menschenrechtskommission 2006
    • Briefing for Human Rights Committee Task Force, October 2005
    • Oral Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights 2005
      • Plenary Session UNCHR April 2005 Photos
    • Spanish Oral Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights 2005
    • Written Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights 2005
      • Rapport écrit à la Commission de l'ONU sur des droits de l'homme, 2005
      • Declaración escrita a la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas 2005
    • Oral Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights 2004
    • Written Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights 2004
      • Rapport écrit à la Commission de l'ONU sur des droits de l'homme, 2004
      • Declaración escrita a la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas 2004
    • Best Practices to UN Commission on Human Rights 2004
    • Oral Statement to the UN Commission on Human Rights April 2003
    • Written Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights 2003
    • Oral Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights 2002
    • Written Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights 2001
      • Geschreven Verklaring aan de Commissie van de V.N. op Rechten van de mens 2001
    • Oral Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights 2001
    • The Declaration at Graz
  • CPTI Programs and Presentations
    • Military Recruitment and Conscientious Objection: A Thematic Global Survey
    • Side Event: Conscientious Objection Geneva 4-2005 Photos
    • The Human Right Not to Pay for War
    • Alternatives to War: Increasing Our Peacemaking Abilities
    • The Human Right to Conscientious Objection
    • Educating Youth About Their Human Right of Conscientious Objection
  • Military Recruitment and Conscientious Objection: A Thematic Global Survey

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• Court Cases
  • Bolivia - Alfredo Díaz Bustos
  • Italy - OSM-DPN
  • The Netherlands - Supreme Court Judgement April 26, 2000
  • The Republic of Korea - Yeo-Bum Yoon and Myung-Jin Choi
  • Spain - Joan Surroca
  • The UK - Tony Croft
  • The SA
    • Priscilla Adams
    • Daniel Jenkins
      • Table of Contents - Daniel Jenkins Second Circuit Appeal
      • Table of Contents NYYM Amicus Brief - Daniel Jenkins
      • Daniel Jenkins IRS Brief Table of Contents
      • Daniel Jenkins Reply Brief for Petitioner-Appellant - Table of Contents
      • Jenkins v. Commissioner of IRS Second Circuit Decision
    • Rosa Packard
      • Petition for Writ of Certiorari
        • Rosa Covington Packard v. USA Appendix A
        • Rosa Covington Packard v. USA Appendix B
        • Rosa Covington Packard v. USA Appendix C
        • Rosa Covington Packard v. USA Appendix D
      • Petitioner's Reply to Brief in Opposition
      • Second Circuit Amicus Brief from NYYM - Rosa Packard
      • Amicus Brief of NYYM in support of Rosa Covington Packard
      • Annotated Bibliography on War Tax Witness by Rosa Packard

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• Resources
  • Background Material
    • QUNO Briefing Paper on Conscientious Objection
    • COMT - Reference Material Selected by Daniel Jenkins
    • Annotated Bibliography on War Tax Witness by Rosa Packard
    • Resources for Peace of Bob Seeley
  • Surveys
    • Military Recruitment and Conscientious Objection: A Thematic Global Survey
  • Reports of Events
    • The Human Right Not to Pay for War
    • Alternatives to War: Increasing Our Peacemaking Abilities
    • The Human Right to Conscientious Objection
    • Educating Youth About Their Human Right of Conscientious Objection
  • Other Educational Material
    • Peace Kit
  • Conferences
    • Towards a World without Violence

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• International Ethical and Legal Declarations on Conscientious Objection
  • 2007 United Nations Human Rights Committee
    • Recognising conscientious objection to military service as a protected manifestation of religion or belief under Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  • 2002 European Network for Peace and Human Rights
  • 2000 NGO Millennium Forum, The Millennium Forum Declaration
  • 1993 European Parliament, Commission of Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs
  • 1993 United Nations, Human Rights Committee, General Comment 22 (48)
  • 1990 World Council of Churches, Final Document of the World Convocation on Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation
  • 1989 European Ecumenical Assembly in Basle, Peace and Justice for the Whole Creation
  • 1969 American Convention on Human Rights, Article 12. Freedom of Conscience and Religion
  • 1966 United Nations, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 18
  • 1950 Council of Europe, European Convention on Human Rights, Article 9
  • 1948 United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18
  • 1946 The Charter of the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg), Article 6

War Tax Resistance and Peace Tax Campaigns

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• WTR and PTC Conference Reports
  • 1988 Vierhouten, the Netherlands
  • 1990 Aosta, Italy
  • 1992 Brussels, Belgium
  • 1994, Hondarribia, Spain
  • 1996 Hoddesdon, the United Kingdom
  • 1998, New Delhi, India
  • 2000 Washington, DC USA
  • 2002, near Berlin, Germany Inhaltsverzeichnis
    • 2002 Germany Table of Contents
  • 2004 Brussels, Belgium
  • 2006 Woltersdorf, near Berlin, Germany

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• WTR and PTC Documents
  • Declaration of Hondarribia
  • Belgium
    • Arguments et contre-arguments
    • Argumenten en tegenargumenten
    • Dix malentendus
    • Tien misverstanden
  • USA
    • CCW Best Practices 2003
  • Peace Tax Bills from Different Countries
    • The Dutch Peace Tax Bill & Similar Bills Elsewhere- Erik Hummels
    • Peace Tax Bills in Seven Countries- Erik Hummels Introduction
    • The Australian Peace Tax Fund Act of 1989
      • The Australian Peace Tax Fund Act of 1989 - Explanatory Memo
    • The Belgian Bill 1986
    • The Belgian Bill 1995
    • The Belgian Bill suggested by VRAK 3/2002 in Dutch
    • The Belgian Bill suggested by VRAK 3/2002 in French
    • The Belgian Bill 2005 (PDF)
    • The Canada 1999 Bill C-399
    • The Dutch Bill 1989
    • The Dutch Bill, as Modified 1992
    • The German Bill 1986
    • The German Bill 1990
    • The Italian Bill 1989
    • The Norwegian Bill 14 June, 2000
    • The United Kingdom Bill 151, 19 October 1999 Military Expenditure (Conscientious Objection)
    • The United States of America Bill 2005
    • The United States of America Bill 2007
  • Graphics Gallery - Money

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• Campaign Addresses

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• Other Useful Links
  • Organizations who work on Conscientious Objection
  • Movements for peace and nonviolent conflict resolution
  • The United Nations
  • Historical Material
    • The Liberation of Nathan Swift by Daniel Jenkins
  • Other Useful Links
    • Resources for Peace
    • Global Movement for a Culture of Peace
    • Espergærde Gymnasium Model United Nations