Afghanistan
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In view of the present conflict it is difficult to assess whether there is a coherent policy of conscription superseding the policy of the previous regime, under which conscription existed (AI). |
Albania
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Conscription exists (AI and WRI). |
Algeria
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Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Angola
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Conscription exists. |
Antigua and Barbuda
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No conscription. |
Argentina
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Military service is voluntary. Law No.24.429, promulgated on 5 January 1995, establishes a voluntary military service yet reserves for the Congress the right to conscript 18-year-olds for a period of service not exceeding one year. Such conscription may be ordered, when for specified reasons, an inadequate number of volunteers present themselves for military service. |
Armenia
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Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Australia
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No conscription (FWCC). |
Austria
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Conscription exists. |
Azerbaijan
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Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Bahrain
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No conscription. |
Bangladesh
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No conscription (AI). |
Barbados
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No conscription (FWCC). |
Belarus
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Conscription exists. |
Belgium
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Conscription was abolished as of 1 January 1994 under the so-called Delacroix Bill of 6 July 1993 (WRI). |
Belize
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Military service is voluntary (NISBCO). |
Benin
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Selective conscription (FWCC). |
Bhutan
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Selective conscription (FWCC). |
Bolivia
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Conscription exists (AI and NISBCO). |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Conscription exists (WRI). |
Botswana
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No conscription (FWCC). |
Brazil
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Conscription exists. |
Bulgaria
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Conscription exists (WRI). |
Burkina Faso
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No military conscription (AI). |
Burma
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No conscription (FWCC). |
Burundi
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No conscription (FWCC). |
Cambodia
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Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Cameroon
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No conscription. |
Canada
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No conscription (AI). |
Cape Verde
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Conscription exists (AI). |
Central African Republic
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Selective conscription (FWCC). |
Chad
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Selective conscription. |
Chile
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Conscription exists (AI and NISBCO). |
China
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Selective conscription (FWCC). |
Colombia
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Conscription exists. |
Costa Rica
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No conscription. |
Croatia
|
Conscription exists. |
Cuba
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Conscription exists (AI and NISBCO). |
Cyprus
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Conscription exists (AI). |
Czech Republic
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Conscription exists. |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Denmark
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Conscription exists. |
Djibouti
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No conscription (AI). |
Dominican Republic
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Conscription exists (NISBCO). |
Ecuador
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Conscription exists. |
Egypt
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Conscription exists. |
El Salvador
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The Salvadoran Constitution and the law on military service establish obligatory military service. In practice, since the end of the armed conflict in January 1992, military service has been performed on a voluntary basis. The law on military service is currently undergoing revision (NISBCO). |
Equatorial Guinea
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Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Estonia
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Conscription exists (ECCO). |
Ethiopia
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Conscription exists. Compulsory military service is provided |
Fiji
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No conscription (FWCC). |
Finland
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Conscription exists. |
France
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Conscription exists. |
Gabon
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No conscription (FWCC). |
Georgia
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Germany
|
Conscription exists. |
Ghana
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No conscription (FWCC). |
Greece
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Conscription exists (AI). |
Grenada
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Conscription does not exist, as there is no military service (NISBCO). |
Guatemala
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Conscription exists. The Global Human Rights Accord signed in March 1994 by representatives of the Government, the URNG guerillas, and the United Nations stipulated that a new law on military service would be enacted in order to end the practice of forced recruitment (NISBCO). |
Guinea
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Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Guinea-Bissau
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Guyana
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No conscription (NISBCO). |
Haiti
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No conscription (NISBCO). |
Honduras
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Decree No. 24-94 was passed in May 1994 establishing a voluntary military service during peacetime. The amendment reserves for the Congress the right to conscript (NISBCO). |
Hong Kong
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No conscription (AI). |
Hungary
|
Conscription exists (AI and WRI). |
Iceland
|
No conscription (AI). |
India
|
No conscription (AI). |
Indonesia
|
Selective conscription (FWCC). |
Iran
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Iraq
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Ireland
|
No conscription. |
Israel
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Italy
|
Conscription exists (WRI). |
Jamaica
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No conscription (NISBCO). |
Japan
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No conscription (AI). |
Jordan
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Jordanian Conscript Service was suspended indefinitely in 1992 and all members of the armed forces are regular volunteers. |
Kazakhstan
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Conscription exists |
Kenya
|
No conscription (AI). |
Kuwait
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Kyrgyzstan
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No conscription (FWCC). |
Latvia
|
Conscription exists (ECCO). |
Lebanon
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Lesotho
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
Libya
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Liechtenstein
|
No conscription (AI). |
Lithuania
|
Conscription exists. |
Luxembourg
|
No conscription (AI). |
Madagascar
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Malawi
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
Malaysia
|
No conscription (AI). |
Maldives
|
No conscription (AI). |
Mali
|
Selective conscription exists (FWCC). |
Malta
|
No conscription. |
Mauritania
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
Mauritius
|
No system of military service. |
Mexico
|
Conscription exists. |
Moldova
|
Conscription exists (WCC). |
Monaco
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
Mongolia
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Morocco
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Mozambique
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Namibia
|
Conscription exists in law (AI). |
Nepal
|
No conscription. |
Netherlands
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
New Zealand
|
No conscription (AI). |
Nicaragua
|
No conscription (NISBCO). |
Niger
|
Selective conscription (FWCC). |
Nigeria
|
No conscription. |
Norway
|
Conscription exists. |
Oman
|
No conscription. |
Pakistan
|
No conscription (AI). |
Panama
|
Conscription exists. |
Papua New Guinea
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
Paraguay
|
Conscription exists. |
Peru
|
Conscription exists. |
Philippines
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Poland
|
Conscription exists (WRI). |
Portugal
|
Conscription exists. |
Qatar
|
No conscription. |
Republic of Macedonia
|
Conscription exists (WRI). |
Romania
|
Conscription exists. |
Russia
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Rwanda
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
San Marino
|
Military service does not exist. |
Saudi Arabia
|
There is no conscription. |
Senegal
|
Selective conscription. |
Seychelles
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Sierra Leone
|
There is no conscription (FWCC). |
Singapore
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Slovakia
|
Conscription exists. |
Slovenia
|
Conscription exists. |
Somalia
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
South Africa
|
No conscription. |
South Korea
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Spain
|
Conscription exists. |
Sri Lanka
|
No conscription (AI). |
Sudan
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Suriname
|
No conscription (FWCC) |
Swaziland
|
No conscription. |
Sweden
|
Conscription exists. |
Switzerland
|
Conscription exists (WRI). |
Syria
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Tanzania
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Thailand
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
The Bahamas
|
No conscription (AI). |
The Gambia
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
Togo
|
Selective conscription (FWCC). |
Tonga
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
Tunisia
|
Conscription exists. |
Turkey
|
Conscription exists (WRI). |
Turkmenistan
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Uganda
|
No conscription. |
Ukraine
|
Conscription exists. |
United Arab Emirates
|
No conscription (AI). |
United Kingdom
|
No conscription (WRI). |
United States
|
No conscription. |
Uruguay
|
No conscription (NISBCO). |
Uzbekistan
|
Conscription exists (FWCC). |
Vanuatu
|
No conscription (FWCC). |
Venezuela
|
Conscription exists (NISBCO). |
Vietnam
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Yemen
|
Conscription exists (AI). |
Zambia
|
No conscription. |
Zimbabwe
|
No conscription. |