[governance] [bestbits] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55

[parminder]

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

On Tuesday 22 March 2016 09:37 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
> Dear Sunil
>
> APC supports the CIS statement and express our solidarity with Padmini.
>
> Anriette
>
>
> On 21/03/2016 13:00, Sunil Abraham 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 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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