Dominican Republic: The procedure for dealing with deserters, including court martial; penalties for desertion
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa |
| Publication Date | 15 November 2006 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | DOM101896.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Dominican Republic: The procedure for dealing with deserters, including court martial; penalties for desertion, 15 November 2006, DOM101896.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/45f147261e.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
| Comments | Corrected version added 16 March 2009. |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
A corrected version of this Response was published on the Refworld site at the request of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 16 March 2009
No information on the procedure for dealing with deserters or on penalties for desertion, if any, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate within the time constraints of this Response. However, according to the Dominican Republic's Law of the Armed Forces (Ley Orgánica de las Fuerzas Armadas de la República Dominicana),
recruitment to the armed forces is voluntary in times of peace, and compulsory or enforced in times of war or other serious threat to peace (Article 30). Voluntary recruits must be [Dominican,] between 16 and 21 years of age on entry, and are required to serve for four years (Articles 31 and 32) (Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers 17 Nov. 2004, 133; Dominican Republic 1996).
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 for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers. 17 November 2004. "Dominican Republic." Child Soldiers Global Report 2004.
Dominican Republic. 1996. Ley Orgánica de la Fuerzas Armadas de la República Dominicana.
Additional Sources Consulted
Oral Sources: The Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Canada and the Secretaría de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas de República Dominicana did not provide information within the time constraints of this Response.
Internet sites, including: Amnesty International (AI), Escuela de Graduados de las Fuerzas Armadas de República Dominicana, government of the Dominican Republic, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Instituto de Derechos Humanos Santo Domingo, United States (US) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
