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  • Disabled Children Face Violence, Neglect in Russian Orphanages

    (Moscow, September 15, 2014) – Nearly 30 percent of all children with disabilities in Russia live in state orphanages where they may face violence and neglect, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Russia should stop abuse of children with disabilities in state care, and make it a priority to provide support for children with disabilities to live with their families or in other family settings, rather than in institutions.
    The report, “Abandoned by the State: Violence, Neglect, and Isolation for Children with Disabilities in Russian Orphanages,” found that many children and young people with disabilities who have lived in state orphanages suffered serious abuse and neglect on the part of institution staff that impedes their development. Some children interviewed by Human Rights Watch said that orphanage staff beat them, injected them with sedatives, and sent them to psychiatric hospitals for days or weeks at a time to control or punish them.
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