Format:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Human Rights Watch 16,8
Content:
Throughout the first year of their military service, hundreds of thousands of new recruits in the Russian armed forces face grossly abusive treatment at the hands of more senior conscripts. Under a system called dedovshchina, or "rule of the grandfathers," second-year conscripts force new recruits to live in a year-long state of pointless servitude, punish them violently for any infractions of official or informal rules, and abuse them gratuitously. Dozens of conscripts are killed every year as a result of these abuses, and thousands sustain serious (and often permanent) damage to their physical and mental health. Hundreds commit or attempt suicide and thousands run away from their units. This abuse takes place in a broader context of denial of conscripts' rights to adeqate food and access to medical care, which causes many to go hungry or develop serious health problems, and abusive treatment by officers.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Russland
;
Armee
;
Rekrut
;
Unmenschlichkeit
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