The discussion at the expert council on the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen under the Human Rights Defender focused on several key issues, including cases of death and self-harm in the armed forces, the need to strengthen discipline, problems observed during conscription, and women's rights within the military.
The discussion at the expert council on the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen under the Human Rights Defender focused on several key issues, including cases of death and self-harm in the armed forces, the need to strengthen discipline, problems observed during conscription, and women's rights within the military.
The first session with the new composition took place on December 25.
The staff of the Human Rights Defender and the council members presented the legislative and practical issues related to the rights of servicemen and their families, as identified during their activities. These included concerns regarding medical examinations during training, the examination of conscripts, compliance with health-related restrictions for servicemen, the role of officer-psychologists, discipline and regulatory relations within the military, issues of disciplinary and criminal liability, problems in the field of alternative service, the status of captured and missing servicemen, the guarantee of social security, and other rights for their families, among others.
The newly formed expert council on the protection of the rights of servicemen under the Ombudsman includes representatives of active non-governmental organizations in the field, independent specialists in the fields of psychology and sociology, and lawyers.
The expert council will provide a broad opportunity to organize professional discussions involving civil society, government agencies, and independent experts, with the aim of jointly resolving human rights issues in the security sector.
At the end of the meeting, a summary of the work of the council session and an exchange of ideas on future actions took place.