1. & 2. Amnesty International documents the arrests and detention without trial of Isaaq clan members whom the government suspects of opposition activities and sympathies. [ Amnesty International Report 1989, (London: Amnesty International Publications, 1989), p.83.] For detailed information please see the attached excerpts from the following documents:
Somalia: Imprisonment of Members of the Isaaq Clan Since Mid-1988, London: Amnesty International Publications, December 1988.
Human Rights Watch and Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1988, New York, July 1989.
3-5. Various articles which address the issue of human rights in Somalia.

21 November 1989

1989/11/00eSubject:

Military Service in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Chile, Portugal, Somalia, Iran and Bangladesh.
From:

Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation Centre (IRBDC) Ottawa
Keywords:

Somalia / Chile / Guatemala / Nicaragua / Portugal / Iran / Bangladesh / Honduras / armed forces / military service / conscientious objection / deserters

Please find attached excerpts of the publication "Conscientious Objection to Military Service" (Amnesty International, London: 1988), which has been used to compile the table on military service found on the following page.
Military Service in Selected Countries

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• Guatemala
• yes
• n/a
• 2 yrs
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a
• Honduras
• yes
• n/a
• 8 mths
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a
• Nicaragua
• yes
• yes
• 2 yrs
• no
• no
• yes
• Chile
• yes
• yes
• 2 yrs
• no
• no
• yes
• Portugal
• yes
• yes
• 12-15 mt
• yes
• yes
• yes
• Somalia
• yes
• n/a
• 2 yrs
• no
• no
• yes
• Iran
• yes
• n/a
• 2 yrs
• no
• no
• yes
• Bangladesh
• volunt.
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a
• Sources:

Conscientious Objection to Military Service (Amnesty International, London: 1988.)

World Defence Almanac (Military Technology, No. 13/86, Dec. 1986.)
Legend to Table
1.

Current existence of conscription

2.

Liability for service
3.

Length of service
4.

Recognition of conscientious objection
5.

Alternative and development service
6.

Possible penalties for refusal to perform military service