Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
Objectives, Roles and Responsibilities
- Prevent discrimination and sexual harassment, by promoting gender amity among students and employees;
- Make recommendations to the management for changes/elaborations in the Rules for students in the Prospectus and the Bye-Laws, to make them gender just and to lay down procedures for the prohibition, resolution, settlement and prosecution of acts of discrimination and sexual harassment, by the students and the employees;
- Deal with cases of discrimination and sexual harassment against women, in a time bound manner, aiming at ensuring support services to the victimized and termination of the harassment;
Note:
According to the Honorable Supreme Court guideline Sexual harassment can be defined as "unwelcome" sexually determined behavior (whether directly or by implication) as:
- 1. Physical contact and advances;
- 2. Demand or request for sexual favours;
- 3. Sexually coloured remarks;
- 4. Showing pornography; and
- 5. Other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature. (Vishaka case Judgment by the Honorable Supreme Court)
The following is also considered as sexual harassment and is covered by the committee:
- Eve-teasing
- Unsavory remarks,
- Jokes causing or likely to cause awkwardness or embarrassment,
- Innuendos and taunts,
- Gender based insults or sexist remarks,
- Unwelcome sexual overtone in any manner such as over telephone (obnoxious telephone calls) and the like,
- Touching or brushing against any part of the body and the like,
- Displaying pornographic or other offensive or derogatory pictures, cartoons, pamphlets or sayings,
- Forcible physical touch or molestation and
- Physical confinement against one's will and any other act likely to violate one's privacy.
The Committee shall meet as often as may be needed and appropriate.
Frequency of meeting: First saturday of every month and as and when necessary.
How to register Complaint?
Register your complaints related to Sexual Harassment with any member of the Internal Complaints Committee or online through Grievances form or by email: complaint@gptsoraba.in
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