Special Olympics and the front: how people with mental disabilities are recruited
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An athlete from the Special Olympics and a patient from a psychiatric dispensary — what do they have in common? Both ended up on the front lines, despite their mental differences. Igor died at 20 years old. Alexey signed a contract, thinking it was a certificate of unfitness. Human rights activists are sounding the alarm: in Russia, almost everyone is being recruited for war, using deception, pressure, or intoxication. Why does the system ignore diagnoses? And why is it almost impossible to bring such people home? ⚖️ "There is no accountability for this," experts say. Courts side with the state, and contracts become indefinite. About how people with mental disorders end up in the army: https://smarturl.click/QbEpY
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Special Olympics and the front: how people with mental disabilities are recruited
An athlete of the Special Olympics and a patient of a psychiatric dispensary — what unites them? Both found themselves on the front lines, despite their mental differences. Igor died at the age of 20. Alexey signed a contract, thinking it was a certificate of unfitness. Human rights activists are sounding the alarm: in Russia, almost everyone is being recruited for war, using...