splagg ..talk about bad behaviour

From Russia Today:

"Fourteen women with mental disabilities have been sterilised in the Perm region of Russia against their will and without an appropriate court ruling."

"In the Russian legislation, sterilisation of legally capable women is only permissible with their accord and when they’re aged over 35, or already have two children. When the woman is not legally capable, the signed permission of two gynaecologists and a court ruling are required. There exists, however, an appendix to the law, which states that sterilisation can be carried out based purely on medical reasons if there exists 'a threat to the woman’s life or health'. Staff have tended to interpret this appendix at will, using it to cover many sterilisations. According to the human rights commission, the staff at the institutions were not even aware that a court decision was required to conduct the procedure. They based their decision simply on the advice of the institution’s administration."

"The report points out that the conditions in the institutions breach several clauses of the UN charter and the human rights declaration: the patients do not have access to medical care, individual space, basic dignity, employment and personal development. Nevertheless, the report only goes as far as 'advising' the local administration and the relevant institution to take these facts into account."