11/12/2015 AL 11/12/2015 JUA Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply KOR 4/2015 Republic of Korea Freedom of religion; Alleged imprisonment of conscientious objectors in South Korea. According to the 24/02/2016 information received, at least 600 conscientious objectors are currently in prison in South Korea for refusing to undergo compulsory military service. The Military Service Act establishes a compulsory military service for all males aged between 18 and 35, which lasts between 21 and 24 months. Contrary to recommendations made by the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the South Korean National Human Rights Commission, South Korea does not offer an alternative civil service to compulsory military service, and the refusal to undertake the service is punished with up to three years´ imprisonment and lifetime exclusion from public employment. SAU 11/2015 Saudi Arabia Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Freedom of religion; Human rights defenders; Torture; Allegations of arbitrary convictions and sentences of two bloggers and human rights defenders, including corporal punishment. According to the information received, in 2014, Mr. Raef Badawi and Mr. Milif bin Daham al Shammari were sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and 1000 lashes, and two years’ imprisonment and 200 lashes, respectively. Both sentences were upheld on appeal. The individuals remain in detention and may be publicly flogged at any time. Mr. Badawi was the subject of five previous communications sent on 12 July 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. SAU 9/2012; 31 January 2014, see A/HRC/26/21, case no. SAU 2/2014; 31 October 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. SAU 13/2014; 22 January 2015, case no. SAU 1/2015, see A/HRC/29/50; and 12 June 2015, see A/HRC/31/79, case no. SAU 3/2015. Mr. Badawi was also the subject of Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinion No. 38/2015 issued on 4 September 2015, see A/HRC/WGAD/2015/38. Mr. Al Shammari was the subject of five previous communications sent on 1 March 2012, see A/HRC/20/30, case no. SAU 6/2012; 3 May 2012, see A/HRC/21/49, case no. SAU 7/2012; 12 July 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. SAU 9/2012; 12 September 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case no. SAU 8/2013; and 8 December 2014, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. SAU 14/2014. A/HRC/32/53 26 Date Type