Editing Draft evasion (section)

===Eritrea===
Eritrea instituted a military draft in 1995. Three years later, it became open-ended; everyone under 50 [sic] can be enlisted for an indefinite period of time.<ref name=CL>{{cite news |author=C.L. |date=10 March 2014 |url=https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/03/10/miserable-and-useless |title=Miserable and Useless |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |access-date=13 January 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> According to ''[[The Economist]]'', "release can depend on the arbitrary whim of a commander, and usually takes years".<ref name=CL />

It is illegal for Eritreans to leave the country without government permission.<ref name=CL /> Nevertheless, in the mid-2010s around 2,000 Eritreans were leaving every month, "primarily to avoid the draft", according to ''The Economist''.<ref name=CL /> [[Human rights group]]s and the [[United Nations]] have also claimed that Eritrea's draft policies are fueling the migration.<ref name=Manek>{{cite news |last=Manek |first=Nizar |date=3 September 2018 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-02/eritrea-may-change-army-draft-that-spurred-thousands-to-europe |title=Eritrea May Alter Army Draft That Forced Thousands to Europe |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref> Most leave for Europe or neighboring countries; in 2015, Eritreans were the fourth largest group illicitly crossing the Mediterranean for Europe.<ref name=Manek />

Mothers are usually excused from the Eritrean draft. ''The Economist'' says that, as a result, pregnancies among single women – once a taboo in Eritrea – have increased.<ref name=CL />

A 2018 article in [[Bloomberg News]] reported that Eritrea was considering altering some of its military draft policies.<ref name=Manek />