20 October 2004 | HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author)

Russian Federation

Report documenting serious human rights abuses involved in dedovshchina, or “rule of the grandfathers,” which results in the deaths of dozens of conscripts every year, and serious—and often permanent—damage to the physical and mental health of thousands others

The Wrongs of Passage: Inhuman and Degrading Treatment of New Recruits in the Russian Armed Forces (Special or Analytical Report, English)