International Law

POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

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Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received

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Republic of Korea
Communication sent on 24 May 2005

292. The Special Rapporteur had received reports that 1030 Jehovah’s witnesses were jailed in the Republic of Korea because they refused to do military service for reasons related to their religious belief.

POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

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Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received

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Communication
Government: Greece
sent on 9 June 2005

CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

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Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received

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Azerbaijan
Communication sent on 17 March 2005

CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

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Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received

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Armenia
Communication sent on 9 June 2005

REPORT Nº 97/05

PETITION 14/04

FRIENDLY SETTLEMENT

ALFREDO DÍAZ BUSTOS

BOLIVIA

October 27, 2005

I. SUMMARY

REPORT Nº 43/05

CASE 12.219

MERITS

CRISTIÁN DANIEL SAHLI VERA ET AL.
CHILE[1]
March 10, 2005

I. SUMMARY

Prepared by the OSCE/ODIHR Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Consultation with the European Commission for Democracy through Law (VENICE COMMISSION)

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Conscientious objection to military service.

Service required to replace military service

In its last conclusion, the Committee considered that the duration of the service that replaced compulsory military service was excessive (Conclusions XVI-1, pp. 98). The report refers in this respect to a document that was to have been forwarded to the Committee by the Ministry of Defence but of which there is no trace. It therefore considers that the situation has not changed.

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Source: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/socialcharter/Conclusions/State/Cy…

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Following-up to discussions during the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting recommendations by many participants included the following:

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C. Conscientious objectors

“Participating States which had not yet done so, were urged to enact the necessary legislation to honor the commitments made in the Copenhagen Document regarding conscientious objection.”

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http://www.osce.org/odihr/20042