Ecuador: Information on exemptions to military service in Ecuador, including whether homosexuality is a reason for exemption and what alternative services exist
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ECU28900.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ecuador: Information on exemptions to military service in Ecuador, including whether homosexuality is a reason for exemption and what alternative services exist, 1 March 1998, ECU28900.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abfc67.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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In a 5 March 1998 telephone interview, an official at the Embassy of Ecuador in Ottawa stated that nothing has changed in Ecuador regarding military service since 1993.
For information on the above-mentioned subjects, please consult Responses to Information Requests ECU25905.E of 3 February 1997, ECU13623.E of 16 March 1993, ECU13411.E of 23 February 1993 and ECU13232.E of 17 February 1993.
However, specific information on whether homosexuality is a reason to exempt someone from military service in Ecuador could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Embassy of Ecuador, Ottawa. 5 March 1998. Telephone interview with an official.
Additional Sources Consulted
Andean Newsletter [Lima]. 1997-1998.
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 1997-1998.
Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report [London]. 1997-1998.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Global News Bank, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD (UNHCR database), World News Connection (WNC).
