{"id":1439,"date":"2024-04-23T22:07:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2024-04-29T18:02:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:02:21","slug":"countries-with-no-co-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/?p=1439","title":{"rendered":"Countries With No CO Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Conscientious objection is a fundemental human right and one which should be campaigned for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet in many countries throughout the world there is either: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No known legal provision for military personnel who have conscientious objection to further service in the armed forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no known legal provision for conscientious objection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">N.B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This list does not include those countries which do not have or had conscription, and so there is no information about just what might happen should this happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This list is taken from the following: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World survey of conscription and conscientious objection to military service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wri-irg.org\/en\/co\/rtba\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/wri-irg.org\/en\/co\/rtba\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afghanistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Algeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angola<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Antigua and Barbuda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>No legal provision for conscientious objection for professional soldiers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Azerbaijan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bahamas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bhutan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Botswana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bulgaria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>does not recognise the right to conscientious objection for professional soldiers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Burkina FasoBurma (Myanmar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burundi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cape Verde<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central African Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congo Brazzaville<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Costa Rica<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Djibouti<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominica<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominican Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Egypt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El Salvador<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equatorial Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eritrea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethiopia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gambia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grenada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guatemala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guinea-Bissau<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honduras<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indonesia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iraq<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>As there has never been conscription in Ireland, there are no laws for<br>conscientious objection in case conscription should be introduced.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ivory Coast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamaica<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jordan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kazakhstan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Korea, North<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Korea, South<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kuwait<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyrgyzstan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>There is no clear right to become a CO,<br><\/li><li>See:-<br><\/li><li>https:\/\/wriirg.org\/en\/programmes\/world_survey\/country_report\/en\/Kyrgyzstan<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Laos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lebanon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lesotho<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liberia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Libya<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Macedonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madagascar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malawi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mali<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>There are no legal provisions for conscientious objection for professional soldiers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mauritania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mauritius<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mongolia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morocco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mozambique<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It is not known whether the new 1997 conscription law includes a provision for conscientious objection. According to Amnesty International, the proposed<br>law included such provision.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Namibia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nepal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicaragua<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Niger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panama<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peru<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philippines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qatar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rwanda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senegal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seychelles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sierra Leone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singapore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Somalia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sudan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swaziland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Syria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taiwan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tajikistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tanzania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thailand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Togo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trinidad and Tobago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tunisia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turkey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turkmenistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uruguay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venezuela<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vietnam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Western Sahara<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yemen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>                 <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wri-irg.org\/en\/co\/rtba\/index.html\">https:\/\/wri-irg.org\/en\/co\/rtba\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conscientious objection is a fundemental human right and one which should be campaigned for. Yet in many countries throughout the world there is either: &#8211; No known legal provision for military personnel who have conscientious objection to further service in the armed forces. Or There is no known legal provision for conscientious objection. N.B. 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