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The issue of compulsory military service has gained national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls, with several parties pledging to end it in favour of voluntary enlistment if elected as the next government.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says using conscripts as servants by army officers is a human rights violation and has called on the Defence Ministry to eliminate the practice within 90 days.
The army has apologised for ordering a bed-ridden man to appear at a conscription venue in the northern province of Lamphun on Saturday to prove he is unqualified for the draft.