TY - BOOK AU - Weiler,Jonathan TI - Human Rights in Russia: a Darker Side of Reform SN - 9781626373600 AV - JC599.R9 U1 - 323.0947 21 PY - 2004/// CY - Boulder, CO PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - Human rights KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Civil rights KW - Prisons KW - Droits de l'homme (Droit international) KW - Russie KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights KW - bisacsh KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights KW - fast KW - Politics and government KW - 1991- KW - Electronic books N1 - Title page; copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; ch1-Introduction: Framing the Study; Defining Some Key Terms; Historical Background; Decentralization; Sources of Data; Why Russia?; Outline of the Study; Notes; ch2-Prisons: Resource Deprivation and Torturous Conditions; Soviet Prisons; Crime and Punishment in Post-Soviet Russia; Prisons; Conclusion; Notes; ch3-Violence Against Women and State Indifference; Violence Against Women and Human Rights; The Condition of Soviet Women; Post-Soviet Russia; Women's Changing Economic Position; Conclusion; Notes; Ch4-The Victimization of Other Socially Vulnerable GroupsOrphans; Arrests of Caucasians and Dark-Skinned Individuals; Military Conscripts; Conclusion; Notes; ch5-Institutional Degradation and the Two Wars in Chechnya; Background; The First Invasion; The Second Invasion; Conclusion; Notes; ch6-Russia in Comparative Perspective; Summary of Arguments; Notes; Appendix: Interviews; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index; About the Book UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1053860 ER -