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CUK taking stringent measures to check sexual harassments in campuses: VC

Gadyal Desk by Gadyal Desk
16/06/2022
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CUK taking stringent measures to check sexual harassments in campuses: VC
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Ganderbal, June 16: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Farooq Ahmad Shah Thursday said the varsity has absolutely zero tolerance for sexual harassment and assaults on female staffers and students pursuing their careers and education respectively.

“The Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted by the university in the year 2014 has received few complaints about the sexual harassments till date and the registered complaints have been dealt very strictly,” Prof. Farooq Ahmad Shah said while addressing the participants during a programme “Awareness for the Gender Champions,” organized by the ICC to sensitize the Champions about their role in checking and reporting the cases of sexual harassments in different university campuses. He asked the Gender Champions to spread awareness among the students’ community across the campuses about the ways to register complaints in ICC against those indulging in sexual harassment. “Women employees and students facing sexual harassment should break the taboo and courageously report the same so that the culprits are punished and a secure and safe environment is provided for their working,”

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Speaking on the occasion, Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar called for taking proactive and stringent measures and steps to check sexual harassment of women in the society, particularly at workplaces. “The Gender Champions are the eyes and ears of the ICC and have to play a pivotal and huge role in making the university environment conducive and comfortable for the female students and staffers,” Prof. Zargar said. Referring to the recent appointment of Prof. Nilofar Khan as Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir, he said the females are contributing significantly for the progress and development of the universities and other prestigious institutions across the country. He urged the participants to change the patriarchal mindset of people. Prof. Zargar, however cautioned the participants to be extremely careful while dealing with the cases of sexual harassment as there have been instances wherein the allegations levelled against individuals, after thorough probe have turned out to be, malicious attempt to denigrate the individuals.

In her welcome remarks, ICC Presiding Officer, Dr. Mir Insha Farooq said, the sexual harassment complaints received by the ICC have been disposed of in a time bound manner as it causes lot of distress to both the complainant and the accused. “In CUK, till date, the sexual harassment complaints have been addressed to the full satisfaction of the complainant,” she remarked. She said the primary objective of ICC is not only to register complaints of sexual harassment, but also to organize awareness and sensitization programmes for the students and employees.

During the first technical session chaired by Asst Prof. Dr. Himabindu, Adv Sonali Satpathy, in her presentation spoke about the forms of sexual harassment at workplaces while in the second technical session, chaired by Asst Prof. Dr. Ishrat Bashir, Deputy Secretary Law, Adv Narjees Nawab traced the history of laws regarding the sexual harassment of women.

ICC Member Secretary, Dr. Khalid Waseem conducted the programme proceedings while as ICC Member, Dr. Ibraq proposed the vote of thanks.

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