Nurses' union: Care does not include sex | Reuters

(Reuters) - A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care.

The union, NU’91, is calling the campaign “I Draw The Line Here,” with an advert that features a young woman covering her face with crossed hands.

The union said in a statement Thursday that the campaign follows a complaint it had received in the last week from a 24-year-old woman who said a 42-year-old disabled man asked her to provide sexual services as part of his care at home.

The young woman witnessed some of the man’s other nurses offering him sexual gratification, the union said. When she refused to do the same, he tried to dismiss her on the grounds that she was unfit to provide care.

“This type of action is not part of the job responsibilities of carers and nurses,” NU’91 said.

The case has been reported to police, the union added.

(Reporting by Ben Berkowitz, editing by Paul Taylor)

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Man takes double hit from wife | Reuters

(Reuters) - A New Zealand man is recovering from injuries after being run over by his wife — twice, local media reported on Friday

Sandy Telford ran over her husband, Terry, as she backed down the driveway of their rural property in the Hawke’s Bay region, 350 kilometers (220 miles) north-east of Wellington, the Dominion Post newspaper reported.

Not realizing what she had done, Telford then drove her car forward, running over him again.

Police said the woman was distraught and too upset to speak to them.

“We are treating it as an accident,” a police spokesman told the newspaper.

Ambulance authorities said the husband suffered moderate head, chest and back injuries, but was “conscious and talking” after the incident.

(Reporting by Adrian Bathgate; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani

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British pair challenge Dubai 'kiss' sentence - Middle East, World - The Independent

A British pair will appear in court in Dubai today accused of kissing in public.

Ayman Najafi, 24, will appear in court alongside a 25-year-old female British tourist to appeal against a one-month prison sentence.

In a phone call to his distraught mother yesterday, Mr Najafi said: “I haven’t done anything wrong mum, hopefully I will clear my name and then I can come back.”

The pair were allegedly seen kissing on the mouth in a restaurant, breaching Dubai’s strict decency laws.

They were arrested by police in November last year and appeared in court last week.

According to reports, a judge at Dubai’s Misdemeanours Court heard written evidence from the 38-year-old mother who initially complained to police.

She said she was offended by their behaviour at the Jumeirah Beach Residence, where she was dining with her daughter.

The judge dismissed Mr Najafi’s claim that he had merely kissed the woman on the cheek and sentenced both defendants to a month in jail followed by deportation.

The Britons were bailed pending today’s appeal against the sentence.

The Dubai authorities are holding their passports so that they cannot leave the country.

Mr Najafi has been working for marketing firm Hay Group in Dubai for about 18 months.

Speaking from the family home in Palmers Green, north London, his mother Maida Najafi said: “My Ayman is a good boy, he’s very wise and mature. I can’t believe it.

“He knows the rules over there. He would never do that. He wouldn’t even do it over here.

“He said, ‘I haven’t done anything wrong mum, hopefully I will clear my name and then I can come back’.

“He’s an unbelievable young man, strong, hard working, confident, he is doing so well.”

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that a British national was arrested in Dubai on November 27. Consular assistance was provided at the time.”

She said she had no further details at this time.

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