SFI stands by the recommendations and decisions of the GSCASH with regard to the case of sexual harassment in which a faculty member has been found guilty by the GSCASH. The Vice Chancellor has suspended the faculty member on the basis of the GSCASH’s report. SFI demands that the recommendations of the GSCASH be implemented in full and without delay. The Students Union will have to remain vigilant in ensuring this.
The post-Lyngdoh situation of the lack of elections to the JNUSU and to the post of student representatives to the GSCASH had adversely affected the effectiveness of the GSCASH in disposing of cases in the recent years. The restoration of the strength of the GSCASH by, among others, expediting the disposal of pending cases, is of prime importance today. And yet, deplorably, posters in defence of the faculty member and which slyly disparages the GSCASH enquiry have been put up at several locations. Such unacceptable moves which seek to discredit and undermine the GSCASH and its mandate would only weaken the fight for gender justice and will have to be guarded against.
The “JNU Confessions” page on Facebook has become a refuge for misogynistic, sexist and derogatory posts and comments. Many of these posts reveal the identity of various students by pointing to physical attributes, the hostels they stay in, the courses they pursue etc., which exposes them to voyeurism, targeting and ridicule. Particularly notorious has been the “confession” of rape in a post on 2 April which seeks to trivialise the crime. The anonymity the page gives to the posts’ authors effectively shields the perpetrators of sexual violence and perpetuates rape culture. The GSCASH has suitably initiated legal proceedings against the JNU Confessions page by filing an FIR at the Mandir Marg Cyber Crime Branch, New Delhi.
Given the recent developments, the GSCASH has proposed a charter of rights for research scholars and students vis-à-vis the faculty, and has called for an Open House at 10 am on Monday, 15 April 2013 to discuss the proposed charter of rights and the actions to be taken against the “JNU Confessions” Facebook page. SFI appeals to the student community to join the Open House, to be held at SSS-I Committee Room.
The post-Lyngdoh situation of the lack of elections to the JNUSU and to the post of student representatives to the GSCASH had adversely affected the effectiveness of the GSCASH in disposing of cases in the recent years. The restoration of the strength of the GSCASH by, among others, expediting the disposal of pending cases, is of prime importance today. And yet, deplorably, posters in defence of the faculty member and which slyly disparages the GSCASH enquiry have been put up at several locations. Such unacceptable moves which seek to discredit and undermine the GSCASH and its mandate would only weaken the fight for gender justice and will have to be guarded against.
The “JNU Confessions” page on Facebook has become a refuge for misogynistic, sexist and derogatory posts and comments. Many of these posts reveal the identity of various students by pointing to physical attributes, the hostels they stay in, the courses they pursue etc., which exposes them to voyeurism, targeting and ridicule. Particularly notorious has been the “confession” of rape in a post on 2 April which seeks to trivialise the crime. The anonymity the page gives to the posts’ authors effectively shields the perpetrators of sexual violence and perpetuates rape culture. The GSCASH has suitably initiated legal proceedings against the JNU Confessions page by filing an FIR at the Mandir Marg Cyber Crime Branch, New Delhi.
Given the recent developments, the GSCASH has proposed a charter of rights for research scholars and students vis-à-vis the faculty, and has called for an Open House at 10 am on Monday, 15 April 2013 to discuss the proposed charter of rights and the actions to be taken against the “JNU Confessions” Facebook page. SFI appeals to the student community to join the Open House, to be held at SSS-I Committee Room.
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