Condom Vending Machines Increasing Sexual Assaults On Women
The recent publication of the UN report shows staggering figures on the spread of AIDS and HIV //world wide, which also included India. The Indian Government thought it was taking a very positive step by installing ‘Anytime Condom” vending machines in commonly accessed public places. This included places like the bus stands, railway stations and public bathrooms especially in well educated states...Assaults On Hospital Staff On The Rise
The health workers of the NHS have suffered over 22,000 physical assaults and verbal abuses in 2004 in the Lothian Health Board area, resulting in the country's nurses demanding more protection. //Nurses also face the chances of sexual assaults from drunk patients. Threats with guns and knifes are not uncommon either. The country’s nursing unions have called for legislation similar t...UIC Study Throws Light On Sexual Assaults
According to a novel study conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago, it was found that nearly 62% of sexual assaults happened after the victim was drugged// and in 5% of the cases, the victims were given ‘date-rape’ drugs. An estimated 100,000 sexual assaults are committed in the United States each year, and the FBI says that number could be three times higher if all cases were report...Sexual Assaults Rampant In NHS Mental Units
A study detailing the rampant sexual abuse in NHS mental units is supposed to have bee handed over to the Health Department in UK eight months ago. //The report says that more than 100 cases of rape and sexual harassment have occurred in the last 24 months. The Times newspaper claims that the report also tells about 10 rapes in which three resulted in pregnancy. Health officials maint...