Compendium on Human Rights of Armed Forces Personnel: Preventing ill-treatment and abuse
In addition to violating the fundamental rights of service personnel, ill-treatment and abuse create fear and mistrust, undermine unit cohesion and military effectiveness, and damage the reputation of the armed forces among potential recruits and the general public.
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