Estonia: Information on alternative service, conscientious objection and penalties for evasion of service
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | EST15586.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Estonia: Information on alternative service, conscientious objection and penalties for evasion of service, 1 November 1993, EST15586.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac6e8c.html [accessed 23 October 2022] |
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Information on military service in Estonia is contained in the Question and Answer Series paper of June 1992 entitled CIS, Baltic States and Georgia: Military Service, which is available at your regional Documentation Centre. In addition, please refer to the attached documents which cover the above subject.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
Amnesty International. December 1992. Concerns in Europe, May 1992-October 1992. (AI Index: EUR 01/04/92). London: Amnesty International.
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 30 January 1992. "Law on Universal Conscription Adopted." (NEXIS)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). 7 February 1992. RFE/RL Research Report [Munich]. Vol. 1, No. 11. Stephen Foye and Douglas L. Clarke. "Military and Security Notes."
Russian Press Digest. 4 January 1992. V. Gromak. "The Estonian Press Cites More Instances of Desertion from the New Army. The Military Department Does Not Deny Them." (NEXIS)
