47. 委员会注意到 2015 年通过了《替代役法》，但仍感关切的是，出于良心拒服兵役只能基于宗教原因，而不适用于基于良心的非宗教信仰者。委员会还感到关切的是，与兵役相比，受过高等教育和没有受过高等教育的人的替代役龄有所不同，后者的替代役龄是兵役的两倍。委员会注意到，缔约国提出的理由是，这种差别是为了防止滥用权力和避免替代役申请数量的增加，但委员会对这种差别的歧视性和惩罚性感到关切(第十八和第二十六条)。
47. The Committee notes the adoption of the Alternative Service Act in 2015, but remains concerned that conscientious objection to military service can be exercised on religious grounds only and is not extended to persons who hold non-religious beliefs grounded in conscience. It is also concerned at the difference in the length of alternative service compared with military service between those with and without higher education, with alternative service for the latter category being twice as long as military service. While noting that the justification given for this difference is to prevent abuses and avoid an increase in the number of requests for alternative service, the Committee is concerned at the discriminatory and punitive aspects of this difference (arts. 18 and 26).