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Assembly: 26 people have contacted the anti-harassment cell since February

2020-07-02T02:42:55.882Z


Twenty-six people, as many men as women, contacted the anti-harassment cell launched in February by the National Assembly, in two thirds of the cases for alleged situations of moral harassment and none for sexual harassment, learned l 'AFP Tuesday from parliamentary source. Read also: Video games: Ubisoft investigates allegations of violence and sexual harassment Among these 26 people, more than...


Twenty-six people, as many men as women, contacted the anti-harassment cell launched in February by the National Assembly, in two thirds of the cases for alleged situations of moral harassment and none for sexual harassment, learned l 'AFP Tuesday from parliamentary source.

Read also: Video games: Ubisoft investigates allegations of violence and sexual harassment

Among these 26 people, more than half are collaborators of deputies and 39% of the personnel of the Palais Bourbon services. No deputy contacted the cell, which is independent and accessible 24 hours a day. One person testified about the situation of a third party, another is supervisor and sought advice, the others calling concerning their personal situation, during this period marked by containment.

65% of the cases submitted are suspected situations of psychological harassment. Almost a quarter of cases (23%) relate to " dysfunctional management ", 8% to interpersonal conflicts and 4% to discrimination, according to figures presented Tuesday at the office of the Assembly, its highest collegiate body .

" The absence of reports of sexual harassment does not mean that it does not exist "

According to the President of the Assembly, " the absence of reports of sexual harassment does not mean that it does not exist ". Sometimes during a first interview, psychological harassment is reported, before sexual harassment. Forty interviews were conducted in total with these 26 people by the team of psychologists of the cell. " The actions will be continued and amplified internally (local communication, awareness-raising actions, films on the intranet) so that the cell plays its role to the full ", we added from the same source.

Until then, there had been no inventory of harassment in the Assembly, but the ethics officer of the institution had indicated at the beginning of 2019 that it had on average two meetings per month with people claiming to be victims, mainly of harassment moral.

Taking over from the ethics officer, the " prevention and support " unit, with doctor, psychologist and specialized lawyer, was launched at the beginning of the year, in accordance with a vote by the deputies.

Its mission is to listen and advise people, and if necessary support them so that they take the appropriate steps, such as filing a complaint, a rare step at the Palais Bourbon.

Source: lefigaro

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