A/HRC/42/39 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Activities of the Working Group ................................................................................................... 3 A. Handling of communications addressed to the Working Group during 2018 ....................... 3 B. Country visits ........................................................................................................................ 24 Thematic issues ............................................................................................................................. 26 A. Deprivation of liberty in the context of conscientious objection to military service ............ 26 B. Use of registers to avoid arbitrary detention ......................................................................... 28 C. Use of the Working Group’s opinions in domestic proceedings .......................................... 29 D. Measures to ensure comprehensive reparations in cases of arbitrary detention .................... 30 IV. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................... 30 V. Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 31 III. 2