
Avanesyan v. Armenia (application no. 12999/15)
The applicant, Artur Avanesyan, is an Armenian national who was born in 1995 and lives in Masis (Armenia). The case concerns the applicant’s refusal to perform military service because, as a Jehovah’s Witness, his conscience did not allow him to serve in the army. He was convicted of draft evasion and sentenced to two years …