<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:13.65pt">Dear All,</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:13.65pt">I listen to lady speak </span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px">vividly at the public forum and i followed up with a statement on Human rights. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:13.65pt"> Sexual harassment is a
type of discrimination based on sex. When someone is sexually harassed it can
undermine their sense of personal dignity. It can prevent one from earning a
living, doing their job effectively, or reaching their full potential. Sexual
harassment can also poison the environment for everyone else. If left
unchecked, sexual harassment in the workplace has the potential to escalate to
violent behaviour.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:13.65pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">

</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:13.65pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Organisation that do not take steps to prevent sexual harassment
can face major costs in decreased productivity, low morale, increased
absenteeism and health care costs, and potential legal expenses. Under the
Ontario </span><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Human Rights Code</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">, sexual harassment is “engaging in a course of vexatious comment
or conduct that is known or ought to be known to be unwelcome.” In some cases,
one incident could be serious enough to be sexual harassment. Some examples of
sexual harassment are:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:13.65pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px 0px 0px 2.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">asking for sex in exchange for a benefit or a favour</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">repeatedly asking for dates, and not taking “no” for an answer</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">demanding hugs</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">making unnecessary physical contact, including unwanted touching</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">using rude or insulting language or making comments toward women<br>(or men, depending on the circumstances)</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">calling people sex-specific derogatory names</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">making sex-related comments about a person’s physical characteristics<br>or actions</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">saying or doing something because you think a person does not conform<br>to sex-role stereotypes</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">posting or sharing pornography, sexual pictures or cartoons, sexually<br>explicit graffiti, or other sexual images (including online)</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">making sexual jokes</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">bragging about sexual prowess.</li></ul><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:13.65pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Both women and men may
experience sexual harassment in employment, but women tend to be more
vulnerable to it because they often hold lower-paying, lower-authority and
lower-status jobs compared to men. At the same time, even women in positions of
authority may experience sexual harassment.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><h3 style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.571em;line-height:inherit;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Geneva,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-0.05em;color:rgb(6,53,89)">Applying the <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">Human Rights Code</em> </h3><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The<em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"> Code</em> says every person has the right to be free from unwelcome advances or solicitation in employment. “Employment” includes applying and interviewing for a job, volunteer work, internships, <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">etc</em>. It also includes activities or events that happen outside of normal business hours or off business premises, but are linked to the workplace and employment.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(6,53,89);font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:1.571em;letter-spacing:-0.05em;line-height:inherit">Preventing and responding to sexual harassment</span><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">ICANN should  have a legal duty to take steps to prevent and respond to sexual harassment. They must make sure they have poison-free environments that respect human rights. From a human rights perspective, it is not acceptable to ignore sexual harassment, whether or not someone has formally complained or made a human rights complaint.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">When deciding if an oraganisation has met its duty to respond to a human rights claim, tribunals are likely to think about:</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px 0px 0px 2.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">the procedures in place at the time to deal with discrimination and harassment</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">how quickly the organiation will responded to the complaint</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">how seriously the complaint was treated</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">the resources made available to deal with the complaint</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">if the organization provided a healthy environment for the person who complained</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">how well the person who complained was told about the action taken.</li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Organisations can prevent many cases of sexual harassment by having a clear, comprehensive anti-sexual harassment policy in place. In cases of alleged sexual harassment, the policy will alert all parties to their rights, roles and responsibilities. Policies must clearly set out how the sexual harassment will be dealt with promptly and efficiently. </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Everyone should know about the anti-sexual harassment policy and the steps in place for resolving complaints. This can be done by:</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px 0px 0px 2.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">giving policies to everyone as soon as they are introduced</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">making all members, <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">etc.</em> aware of them by including the policies in orientation material</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">training people, including people in positions of responsibility, about the policies, and educating them on human rights issues.</li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">An effective sexual harassment policy can limit harm and reduce liability. It also promotes the equity and diversity goals of organizations and institutions and makes good business sense.<br>Taking steps to keep a poison-free environment will help make sure that sexual harassment does not take root, and does not have a chance to grow.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:18.2px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></p></div></div>