Birmingham NHS trust sacks staff after sexual harassment claims
The three sackings, at University Hospitals Birmingham, are revealed at a sexual safety charter launch. Source link
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MPs to investigate sexual harassment of female surgeons
It comes after women told BBC News of assaults by senior surgical colleagues in the operating theatre. Source link
Staffordshire surgeon sought over alleged sexual assaults
Police say they continue to pursue a surgeon after two separate complaints of assault were made. Source link
Dalit woman alleges ‘sexual exploitation’ in Anantapur
The allegation by a Dalit woman about the sexual exploitation she had faced for a year in the form of gang-rape, blackmail, physical abuse and harassment came to light in Anantapur district on August 15. The victim, a middle-aged woman, who had walked out of her marriage, hails Kalyandurg mandal. She lodged a complaint with … Read more
Private companies take over Newcastle sexual health service
From October the city’s sexual health service will be run by two private companies. Source link
Morning Digest | ED does not have power to seek police remand: T.N. Minister Senthil Balaji argues in SC; NCW chief meets victims of sexual violence in Manipur, and more
Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise V Senthil Balaji addressing the media at Secretariat in Chennai. The Minister who is facing money-laundering charges in the cash-for-jobs scam, said on July 26, 2023 in the Supreme Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) does not have the power to seek his police custody. | … Read more
Manipur police makes sixth arrest in sexual assault case
Women’s wing of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) stage a protest near the ‘Wall of Remembrance’ erected to honor lives lost during the ongoing ethnic violence in the State, in Churachandpur, on July 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Manipur Police has arrested a sixth person in connection with the May 4 parading of … Read more
Manipur sexual assault | DMK’s women wing to hold protest in Chennai on July 23
The DMK’s women wing will stage a protest against the sexual assault on two tribal women in Manipur. The party’s deputy general secretary and Lok Sabha Member, Kanimozhi, will lead the protest near Valluvar Kottam in Chennai on July 23, according to a party statement. On July 24, protests will be held at all district … Read more
MP govt, UNFPA launch chatbot for adolescents, young adults on social, sexual health issues – ET HealthWorld
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government and the United Nations Population Fund on Monday launched an Artificial Intelligence-enabled chatbot to address the critical need for accurate and accessible information on social issues and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among adolescents and young adults. The ‘Just Ask/Khulke Poochho’ chatbot was launched by MP Health Minister … Read more
Former surgeon wants NHS MeToo movement for sexual harassment
Former Ipswich surgeon Liz O’Riordan reveals her experience of sexual harassment during training. Source link