Monday, August 05, 2013

Economy forces Italians to suicide


A recent human-rights report revealed that economy-related suicides in Italy has increased by 40 percent in the first quarter of 2013.

An Italian health official says financials problems in the recession-hit country force people to commit suicide.

"We have been observing that some suicidal individuals are reporting economic troubles, failing in their job, unemployment or a lot of debt,” said Maurizio Pompili, the director of the Suicide Prevention Centre at the Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome on Saturday .... http://rinf.com