Abandoned by the state
Subtitle: violence, neglect, and isolation for children with disabilities in Russian orphanages
Contributors: Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Series: Human Rights Watch
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781623131579
Subjects: Human rights; Civil rights; Child welfare
Other titles: Violence, neglect, and isolation for children with disabilities in Russian orphanages; Russia :
Description: "Human Rights Watch calls on the Russian government to immediately end violence and neglect towards children living in institutions. Russia should also reduce the number of children in institutions by transitioning them out of orphanages into birth or foster families. In the long term, Russia should make a plan to end institutionalization of children with disabilities [...]." -- back cover.
Notes: September 2014

Human Rights Watch report

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Key terms; title: Summary and recommendations; title: Methodology; title: I. Background; title: II. Physical and psychological violence in Russian institutions; title: III. Neglect and lack of health care, education, and play; title: IV. Pressures to institutionalize children; title: V. Government response; title: VI. Alternatives to institutionalization; title: Recommendations; title: Acknowledgements; title: Appendix: Government letters, replies.