That document also banned all physical and psychological violence, mutilation, early or forced marriage and sexual harassment.

Verbal and physical harassment by settlers of Palestinians have become more vicious, especially in the run up to the removal of settlements and Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

The Law defines the situations amounting to harassment, i.e. sexual harassment.

There were 123 incidents of harassment of humanitarian convoys during the current reporting period, 220 incidents in which checkpoints or roadblocks prohibited access to United Nations personnel and 108 incidents of harassment, abuse or physical assault of United Nations personnel occurring at checkpoints or roadblocks and resulting in significant delays.

The new Labour Code would protect women against all physical and moral abuse, and the Penal Code would criminalize domestic violence, sexual harassment and any other kind of violence against women.

Throughout the reporting period, United Nations personnel deployed globally in a broad range of field operations continued to be subjected to threats such as hostage taking, physical assault, robbery, theft, harassment and detention.

Female work force is easily available, is not in the position to choose among jobs, and is ready to work for small compensation, often getting exposed to their owners' physical and sexual harassment.

Sexual harassment directives were prepared and distributed throughout the police force, a special sexual harassment overseer was appointed and reports on sexual harassment within the police and cases of inappropriate treatment due to harassment are published.

As sexual harassment scandals in Hollywood came to light last October, women have set off a wave of anti sexual harassment and anti sexual harassment in the workplace.

Prevention of Sexual Harassment

The competent authorities, educational institutions, and other legal agents will ensure effective mechanisms in protection against discrimination and sexual harassment and will not take any disciplinary or other punitive measures against that person because of the fact that he or she complained about discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment, or testified about discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment.

Sexual Harassment in the Military

Sexual Harassment within the Police

Convention No. 111 Sexual harassment.

it does not take adequate measures and efficient mechanisms of protection against discrimination based on gender, harassment and sexual harassment

Protection against harassment in the workplace

iv. Policy to combat sexual harassment

Legislation prohibiting discrimination and sexual harassment.

The Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men regulates the issue of harassment and sexual harassment as a form of discrimination.

Sexual harassment at the place of work

Harassment of NGO personnel also remains a serious concern.

Chart 4 Number of Sexual Harassment Complaints, Various Years

(ii) Acts of intimidation and harassment against the civilian population

The police have taken several measures to combat sexual harassment.

Family violence, rape, sexual harassment at the place of work

Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination based on sex.

The Division also participated in the Inter Agency Working Group for Harassment that developed an interactive training on anti harassment for United Nations staff, to be disseminated in 2005.

(e) To strengthen further the policy against harassment, including sexual harassment, inter alia, by ensuring the full implementation of the guidelines for its application at Headquarters and in the field

States parties should include in their reports information on sexual harassment, and on measures to protect women from sexual harassment and other forms of violence or coercion in the workplace.

Ms. Gabr, referring to article 11, asked for further information regarding Government action to prevent harassment in the workplace, including details of the anti harassment policy for the civil service.

Much has already been achieved in terms of preventing such harassment.

The issue of sexual harassment is again quite complex and sensitive.

The newly drafted Labour Law introduced specific definitions of direct discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment) and indirect discrimination in line with the recent case law of the European Court of Justice.

While the United Nations has a zero tolerance sexual harassment policy in place, the Secretary General is in the process of formulating a new, broader policy to encompass other forms of harassment.

Recalling its 2002 general observation on sexual harassment, the Committee noted that under section 172 of the Labour Code of 10 January 1997 all forms of sexual violation (harassment) are strictly forbidden .

The violence was not only physical in form but also non physical.

Moreover, his family should not be subjected to any kind of harassment.

In addition, the amended directive contains an explicit stipulation concerning sexual harassment.

Preventing sexual harassment in the police service has long been a priority.

Physical Rehabilitation

Physical protection

(f) To strengthen further the policy against harassment, including sexual harassment, by, inter alia, ensuring the full implementation of the guidelines for its application at Headquarters and in the field, including in peacekeeping operations

(i) To continue to work to strengthen further the policy against harassment, including sexual harassment, by, inter alia, ensuring the full implementation of the guidelines for its application at Headquarters and in the field

One examined the psychological dimension of the numerous harassment complaints it has received.

(d) Acts of intimidation, harassment and violent attacks targeting humanitarian and relief workers