Estonia: Information on the forms of alternative service available to conscientious objectors
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | EST15857.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Estonia: Information on the forms of alternative service available to conscientious objectors, 1 December 1993, EST15857.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac5b56.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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According to a spokesperson of the embassy of Estonia in Washington, DC, the Estonian military law passed on 27 January 1992 introduced a civilian alternative to military service (2 Dec. 1993). The source added that the alternative service is performed outside the armed forces, at municipal and state institutions or enterprises, and the length of service is 24 months (ibid.). The source was unable to provide information on what forms the alternative service would take.
Further information on alternative service is contained in Response to Information Request EST15586.E of 5 November 1993, which is available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
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.
Reference
Embassy of Estonia, Washington, DC. 2 December 1993. Telephone interview with representative.
