Azerbaijan: Whether military service is compulsory and treatment of members of ethnic and religious minorities, particularly ethnic Armenians, Russians and Jews, in the military
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AZE31865.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Azerbaijan: Whether military service is compulsory and treatment of members of ethnic and religious minorities, particularly ethnic Armenians, Russians and Jews, in the military, 1 May 1999, AZE31865.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe638.html [accessed 24 May 2023] |
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According to the September 1998 War Resisters' International publication (WRI) entitled Refusing to Bear Arms: A World Survey of Conscription and Conscientious Objection to Military Service, all men between 18 and 26 years must perform 18 months of military service (Sept. 1998, 37).
No information on the treatment of members of ethnic and religious communities in the Azerbaijan military force could 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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
War Resisters' International (WRI). September 1998. Bart Horeman and Marc Stolwijk. Refusing to Bear Arms: A World Survey of Conscription and Conscientious Objection to Military Service. London: War Resisters' International.
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Website.
Electronic Sources: IRB databases, Lexis/Nexis, Internet, WNC.
The Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan Website.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Website.
Human Rights Watch/Helsinki Publications.
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) Website.
Milrenes-L Website.
Open Media Research Institute (OMRI) Daily Digest Website.
Oral sources: One oral source could not provide information within the research deadlines.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Website.
REFWORLD. July 1998 CD-ROM version.
Russia Today Website.
Transitions [Prague]. Website.
Union Council for Soviet Jews (UCSJ) Website.
