Last Updated: May 11, 2023, 20:18 IST
National Human Rights Commission (IANS)
NHRC India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that there is no such thing as a Internal Complaints Committee in the Wrestling Federation of India as mandated by the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, 2013
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a discover to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday over reviews that the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and 4 different our bodies do not need an inner complaints committee to deal with sexual harassment fees, a senior official mentioned.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has additionally despatched notices to the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the WFI and a number of other different nationwide sports activities federations over reviews that they both don’t even have an ICC or a correctly useful ICC as required by legislation, in accordance to an announcement issued by the rights panel.
The notices come at a time when a number of wrestlers are protesting at Jantar Mantar right here demanding the sacking and arrest of WFI president and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over fees of sexual harassment of ladies grapplers.
The NHRC has taken “suo motu cognisance of a media report that there is no such thing as a Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) as mandated by the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act, 2013″.
“Accordingly, it has issued notices to the (i) Secretary, Department of Sports, Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, (ii) the Sports Authority of India,SAI (iii) the Board Of Control For Cricket In India, BCCI(iv) Wrestling Federation of India, and all the 15 other National Sports Federations of Handball, Volleyball, Basketball, Weightlifting, Yachting, Gymnastics, Table Tennis, Billiards & Snooker, Kayaking & Canoeing, Judo, Squash, Triathlon, Kabaddi, Badminton, Archery, mentioned in the news report, which either do not have even an ICC or properly functional ICCs as required in the law.
“They have been asked to submit detailed reports within 4 weeks including the present status of the ICC in their organization as well as the steps taken or proposed to be taken to address the issue,” the assertion learn.
According to reviews, 5 Federations, together with the Wrestling Federation, don’t even have an ICC.
Four federations do not need the stipulated quantity of members and one other six federations lacked the obligatory exterior members. It can also be acknowledged that one federation had two panels however neither had an impartial member.
(With inputs from Agencies)
