Cyprus

Regarding the northern, Turkish-occupied, part of Cyprus (the self-styled “Turkish Republic of North Cyprus”) please check section 1.1.1.1 European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the three pending COs cases against Türkiye.

Although the right to conscientious objection is recognised by law in the Republic of Cyprus, its existence, procedure, availability, etc is not widely known, or information is not given openly. This is shown by the fact that during the past years only 3 persons served alternative civillian service on ideological grounds (for objectors on religious grounds – Jehovah’s Witnesses, the procedure is more straight forward, widely known and followed).