Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee: Yemen
CCPR/CO/84/YEM
9 August 2005
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19. The Committee regrets that no response was provided by the delegation to the question whether Yemen law recognizes a right to conscientious objection to military service (art. 18).
The State party should ensure that persons liable for military service may claim the status of conscientious objector and perform alternative service that is not of a punitive character.
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