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<font face="Verdana">IT for change supports. we should follow-up to
force a response from ICANN. And also not wait for an incident to
be reported at each venue. IGF perhaps is not very unlike an ICANN
meeting. I see Gender DC already take initiative... They should
frame something and get MAG to apply... parminder </font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Tuesday 22 March 2016 09:37 PM,
Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:<br>
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APC supports the CIS statement and express our solidarity with Padmini.
Anriette
On 21/03/2016 13:00, Sunil Abraham wrote:
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<pre wrap="">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 isthe first to raise a
formalcomplaint. 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.
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