{"id":241262,"date":"2019-12-06T12:56:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T07:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=241262"},"modified":"2019-12-06T12:56:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T07:56:47","slug":"lums-under-fire-for-not-taking-action-against-professor-over-sexual-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/lums-under-fire-for-not-taking-action-against-professor-over-sexual-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"LUMS Under Fire For Not Taking Action Against Professor over Sexual Harassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has been in the news for many reasons lately. Recently, certain LUMS students came forward with details about a member of the teaching faculty indulging in sexual harassment. Understandably, it has sparked off a debate about what universities are doing about a serious issue.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since a sexist LUMS Facebook group was exposed a few months ago, things haven&#8217;t really changed for the better. How the university dealt with a recent sexual harassment case is even more problematic.<\/p>\n<p>As per available details shared by students on social media, LUMS administration failed to prosecute Dr. Hayder Al-Mohammed for sexual harassment in time. Due to delays, the accused faculty member wasn&#8217;t investigated properly, leaving him time to leave the institution for good.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the details regarding the harasser that were shared by a LUMS student on social media. It details the abuse students had to face at the hand of Dr Hayder.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sexual?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sexual<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/harassment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#harassment<\/a> how public places like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUMS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LUMS<\/a> get away by pushing things under policy &amp; applicability carpet. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/repulsive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#repulsive<\/a> 1\/1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uP2o6TYHyA\">pic.twitter.com\/uP2o6TYHyA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fauzia Yazdani (@yazdanifauzia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yazdanifauzia\/status\/1202584347116802049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This incident highlights once again why it&#8217;s so important to know about the &#8216;<em>Protection Against Harassment of Women in the Workplace Act 2010<\/em>&#8216;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/lums-female-students-shut-down-misogynist-facebook-group-that-featured-disgusting-memes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LUMS Female Students Shut Down Misogynist Facebook Group That Featured Disgusting Memes<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Justice delayed<\/h3>\n<p>The law clearly states that regardless of someone leaving an institution, or having not been a member of the institution, legally the Inquiry Committee can and must pursue the case. Going by the letter of the law, LUMS may have mishandled this particular sexual harassment case.<\/p>\n<p>As shared in the tweet above, a student came forth on the L<strong>UMS Discussion Forum<\/strong> Facebook group, stating that the Inquiry Committee spoke to the complainants 26 days after they filed a complain just to tell them that Dr. Hayder had skipped town.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Sexual Harassment Inquiry Committee met with us 26 days after we filed the complaint because they couldn&#8217;t trace him. The case could not be taken forward.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite all the physical evidence, the case was not pursued and the harasser walks around scot-free.<\/p>\n<p>The student also pointed out how the confidentiality clause of the anti-sexual harassment law could be problematic.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Even if Dr. Hayder had been found guilty, when a future employer of his calls LUMS for clearance, LUMS would not tell them about the case against him because of the confidentiality policy.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The confidentiality policy is a key part of how Pakistan&#8217;s anti-sexual harassment law is culturally sensitive. The clause is there to protect the identity of the victims, not the harasser.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/following-lecturers-suicide-hec-reminds-universities-to-implement-policy-against-sexual-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Following Lecturer&#8217;s Suicide, HEC Reminds Universities To Implement Policy Against Sexual Harassment<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Despite LUMS&#8217; silence on the issue, people are lauding the student for having the courage to go public.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2\/2 the culprit<\/p>\n<p>Hats off to the brave girl raising it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xesg93nkll\">pic.twitter.com\/Xesg93nkll<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fauzia Yazdani (@yazdanifauzia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yazdanifauzia\/status\/1202584510245855234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Has LUMS handled this case with the care and attention it deserves? Let us know in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has been in the news for many reasons lately. Recently, certain LUMS students came forward with details about a member of the teaching faculty indulging in sexual harassment. Understandably, it has sparked off a debate about what universities are doing about a serious issue. 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