“The Russian military is reported to be investigating claims that army conscripts were forced to work as male prostitutes in St Petersburg … [It comes after] Private Andrei Sychev was forced to squat for several hours by fellow soldiers and then tied to a chair and brutally beaten up last year … As a result he developed gangrene in his legs and genitals, which had to be amputated.”

BBC on human rights abuses in the Russian army. Article here.

Posted Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 @ 3:53 am
Filed in human rights, politics

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