ARMENIA: Only some conscientious objectors allowed alternative service
Armenia’s Alternative Service Commission has repeatedly refused most applications for alternative civilian service from traditionally pacifist Molokans. They then â like Baptist conscientious objector to military service Davit Nazaretyan – face the p…
Armenia's Alternative Service Commission has repeatedly refused most applications for alternative civilian service from traditionally pacifist Molokans. They then â like Baptist conscientious objector to military service Davit Nazaretyan - face the possibility of being jailed for their beliefs. No official has been willing to explain to Forum 18 why such discriminatory treatment happens. Jailing conscientious objectors to military service and not respecting their right to a genuinely civilian alternative service violates Armenia's legally-binding international human rights obligations.
