Recognize that academic harassment is a violation of human rights

Reconnaître que le harcelement dans le milieu academique est une violation des droits humains

بپذیرید که آزار و اذیت تحصیلی نقض حقوق بشر است

Reconocer que el acoso académico es una violación de los derechos humanos

Erkennen Sie an, dass akademische Belästigung eine Verletzung der Menschenrechte darstellt

Erken dat academische intimidatie een schending van de mensenrechten is

认识到学术骚扰是对人权的侵犯

الاعتراف بأن التحرش الأكاديمي هو انتهاك لحقوق الإنسان

Reconhecer que o assédio acadêmico é uma violação dos direitos humanos

학업성희롱이 인권침해임을 인지

להכיר בכך שהטרדה אקדמית היא הפרה של זכויות אדם

アカデミック・ハラスメントは人権侵害であることを認識する

पहचानें कि अकादमिक उत्पीड़न मानवाधिकारों का उल्लंघन है

Riconoscere che le molestie accademiche sono una violazione dei diritti umani

Uznać, że nękanie akademickie jest naruszeniem praw człowieka

Признать, что преследование академических кругов является нарушением прав человека

Akademik tacizin bir insan hakları ihlali olduğunu kabul edin

 

Universities have a very important educational and research mission and obligations to contribute to the flourishing of the individual and the welfare of societies. That is why we expect them to comply with human rights standards and to respect the sanctity of human personality. 

International and national laws protect human dignity, the rights to physical and mental integrity, health, equality and non-discrimination, privacy and data protection, freedom of expression as well as the rights to fair and safe working conditions and protection against unjustified dismissal, among others.

Universities’ strict compliance with those legal obligations and their own policies, procedures and rules would ensure that academic staff, faculties, and students are protected from bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, gender- and race- related harassment and from other forms of discriminatory harassment in academic settings. Incidents of academic-related human rights abuse should not be tolerated, concealed or explained away and targets should have access to real and effective remedies, be they internal or external, non-judicial or judicial. 

States can, and should, take adequate and effective steps to guarantee a safe, respectful and enabling environment for staff and students. They should ensure that those who cause or contribute to human rights abuse by either action or omission, thereby acting against the law, should not be above the law. The lack of direct law on academic harassment has been the main reason that institutions and other stakeholders didn’t robustly address this age-old issue, which causes significant mental and physical issues to the targets of academic harassment and the people around them. Considering academic harassment as violation of human rights can substantially help the academic stakeholders to address academic harassment in timely and effective manner.

No academic person should suffer from unlawful and unwarranted interference with their lives, be they personal or professional or both, dignity and their internationally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Dora Kostakopoulou and Morteza Mahmoudi

The Academic Parity Movement (https://paritymovement.org/)