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Handbook on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Armed Forces Personnel

Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Date: 7 April 2008

This handbook is produced jointly by ODIHR and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF). It presents an overview of legislation, policies, and mechanisms for ensuring the protection and enforcement of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of armed forces personnel.

It is aimed at all individuals who play a role in promoting, protecting, and enforcing the human rights of armed forces personnel, such as parliamentarians, government officials, policy makers, military personnel, judges, professional military associations, and non-governmental organizations.

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The views, opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this document are not given nor necessarily endorsed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) unless the OSCE is explicitly defined as the Author of this document.