Swiss Court Rules that Eritrea’s never-ending compulsory military service is not adequate grounds for granting Asylum.
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All Eritreans – both men and women – must complete national military service, which the Swiss court appears to believe can last between five and ten years, though it provided no evidence to support this assumption. The court said the requirement for EritrSwiss Court Rules that Eritrea’s never-ending compulsory military service is not adequate grounds for granting Asylum.
All Eritreans – both men and women – must complete national military service, which the Swiss court appears to believe can last between five and ten years, though it provided no evidence to support this assumption. The court said the requirement for Eritreans to perform national service for an unforeseeable amount of time “places an excessive burden on citizens”. However, it regarded this argument as not legally sufficient to prevent deportation. In a previous ruling, in August 2017, the same court appeared to view those escaping Eritrean military service as “deserters”. Read More ... Read more