ZAGREB, May 15 (Hina) - The Group for Conscientious Objection of Croatia's Anti-War Campaign said on the occasion of World Conscientious Objection Day, May 15, that community service had become very popular among young people since it
was shortened from 15 to eight months in February this year.
ZAGREB, May 15 (Hina) - The Group for Conscientious Objection of
Croatia's Anti-War Campaign said on the occasion of World
Conscientious Objection Day, May 15, that community service had
become very popular among young people since it was shortened from
15 to eight months in February this year. #L#
A total of 4,009 requests for community service were submitted last
year, while 2,800 were submitted in this year's first two months
alone. If this trend continues, around 8,000 community service
requests could be submitted by the end of the year, so that around 40
percent of young men would do community service and 60 percent serve
in the army, the Campaign reported.
If these data are compared to 2000, when only 4.4 percent of all
conscripts requested to do community service, it is obvious that
interest in community service has increased, the association
said.
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