Sorry I mean Sunil On Mar 22, 2016 20:22, "Remmy Nweke" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good one Similar +1 > On Mar 21, 2016 12:01, "Sunil Abraham" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> The Centre for Internet and Society >> >> Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 >> >> The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the acts of >> sexual harassment that took place against one of our representatives, Ms. >> Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. It is completely unacceptable >> that an event the scale of an ICANN meeting does not have in place a formal >> redressal system, a neutral point of contact or even a policy for >> complainants who have been put through the ordeal of sexual harassment. >> ICANN cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not formally >> recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances. >> >> Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to such >> treatment at an ICANN event, but she is the first to raise a formal >> complaint. Following the incident, she was given no immediate remedy or >> formal recourse, and that has left her with no option but to make the >> incident publicly known in the interim. The ombudsman’s office has been in >> touch with her, but this administrative process is simply inadequate for >> rights-violations. >> >> >> Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and board >> members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe that this >> situation can be better dealt with through some positive measures. We ask >> that ICANN carry out the following steps in order to make its meetings a truly >> safe and inclusive space: >> >> >> 1. >> >> Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to sexual >> harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed on the ICANN website, >> at the venue of meetings and made available in delegate kits. >> 2. >> >> Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral and >> approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white male, however well >> intentioned, is inadequate and completely unhelpful to the complainant. The >> present situation is one where the ombudsman has no effective power and >> only advises the board. >> 3. >> >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the ICANN >> board to help them better understand these issues. >> 4. >> >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the >> ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of contact for >> complainants as the ombudsman forms an important part of community and >> participant engagement. >> 5. >> >> Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ncuc-discuss mailing list >> [log in to unmask] >> http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss >> >>