Unlike India, there is no official anti-harassment movement in Sri Lanka. But as the bullying situation deteriorates from year to year, an anti-bullying movement emerges spontaneously in every faculty of the universities. In the case of the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka`s largest university, an anti-harassment movement emerged in 1996. Previously, there was no movement against the cloth, but some individuals managed to escape from the cloth. Meanwhile, anti-bullying movements have emerged in all other universities. Several faculties at several universities have gone ragless due to these movements, stricter laws, as well as practical difficulties in making rags such as not providing accommodation for first-year students. Internal clashes have erupted on several occasions due to friction between the harassment and anti-harassment movements, the best example being Samantha Vithanage, a third-year management student at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, who launched an anti-harassment campaign that was killed during a meeting during a discussion over rags. The then Minister of Higher Education, S. B. Dissanayake, stressed that in the future, decisive action would be taken against those convicted of such activities and expelled from the university. [60] In December 2011, he claimed that the level of harassment had recently dropped dramatically and that „only Peradeniya and Ruhuna are still affected by this `malaise.`“ [61] By order of the Supreme Court, a national anti-harassment hotline was established to assist victims and take action in cases of harassment by informing the superintendent and local police authorities of the College`s complaint.
The main feature of the helpline is that complaints can be registered anonymously. [8] [9] In 1999, the Government of Maharashtra enacted the Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999, to prohibit ragging, which it defines as follows: Dr. Raghavan welcomed the Supreme Court`s decision on ragging, saying, „There are finally signs that recommendations to prevent rags in colleges are being taken seriously.“ [28] Most people think rags mean making practical jokes or teasing someone. Harassment can also be seen in the United States. Harassment is known as „hazing“ in the United States. But in India, bullying is best known for its ubiquitous presence in educational institutions. According to the observations of Dr. Raghavan`s Committee, established by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development by order of the Supreme Court of India, medical schools in India are the most affected. Rags should not be an „annual tradition“.
A loss of self-control in search of pleasure is the trigger of the mass. It takes about a month and after that, things are back to normal. According to reports, the victims are exclusively first-year students. Even abroad, anger like that found in our country was unknown. Harassment is a serious violation of human rights. In a case where elderly people physically or mentally harass first-year students, they could be arrested by the police, expelled from the university and banned from admission in the future. But as violations were still regularly reported, it was time to toughen the tone. According to the orders of the Honorable Supreme Court, harassment was banned in colleges and universities based on the recommendations of the Raghavan Committee. Universities were now asked to indicate on their flyers that students found guilty of harassment would be immediately expelled.
Teasing a junior student/freshman/someone is nothing but inhuman. Harassment and bullying: Please do not confuse harassment with bullying. Bullying is a „no restraint“ scenario where everyone is targeted by the bully, whether it`s a classmate, junior or senior. The bullying continues throughout the year and is not mutual. Bullies exist in all areas of life and school/university is no exception. But harassment is not bullying. The differences are subtle but well defined. Harassment has a large number of people involved and is quite widespread, although this is not the case with bullying. Despite the „hazing“ in the United States, it is only a kind of interaction between seniors and juniors, which has been transformed by the former into a form of serious abuse of juniors. Hazing does not usually involve gross human rights violations in the United States as in India. Now, it is worth seeing, what does „rag“ mean? When we refer to a good dictionary, we can know the following meanings in relation to the word „rag“. Rag (noun): cloth cloth (noun): rag music (noun): newspaper rag (verb): fun / funny Definition of ragging: Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997 defines „ragging“ as follows: „ragging“ means an act that causes or may cause insult or harassment out of fear or concern or threat, bullying or indignation at a student`s modesty or harm.
The Maharashtra Prohibition of Harassment Act, 1999 states that „. Harassment is disorderly behaviour, the performance of an act that causes or is likely to cause physical or psychological harm, or that causes worry, anxiety, shame or embarrassment to a student of an educational institution. » Harassment laws in India: -In 1997, the state of Tamil Nadu passed harassment laws for the first time -In 1997, the state of Andhra Pradesh also passed ragging laws. i.e. the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of Harassment Act 1997 26 of 1997) – Maharashtra Harassment Prohibition Act 1999 – Many others have taken steps to combat harassment – More so, in 2006, the Supreme Court ordered the Department of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to form a body that will provide guidelines for the control of rags. The panel was chaired by former C.B.I. Director Dr. R.K.Raghvan. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), by order of the Supreme Court, appointed a seven-member panel headed by former CBI Director Dr. R. K. Raghavan to recommend anti-harassment measures.
In May 2007, the Dr. R.K. Raghavan Committee submitted its report to the Supreme Court. -The above-mentioned report of the Dr.R.K. Raghavan Committee contains a proposal to include rags as a special section of the IPC. Based on the recommendations of the Dr. R.K.Raghavan Committee, Interm Order of, in 2007, the Hon`ble Supreme Court of India requires academic institutions to file an official F.I.R. with the police when it comes to a complaint of raging. This would ensure that all cases are formally investigated within the criminal justice system and not by special bodies of academic institutions.
– A landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India in the Vishwa Jagriti Mission case has greatly increased efforts to combat ragging. -The Hon`ble Apex Court has issued several guidelines on ragging, including the filing of an FIR by the institution in question. I think it is appropriate to follow the guidelines given in the landmark decision of the Honourable Supreme Court to curb the raging. Mission Vishwa Jagriti by the president against the central government. By Cabinet Secy. &Ors. The Honourable Supreme Court of India has issued the following guidelines: – This court is concerned about the increase in the number of incidents of harassment in educational institutions. Some of the reported incidents crossed the boundaries of decency, morality and humanity. Some States have acted by enacting laws and making propagation a recognizable criminal offence punishable under those laws.
However, we believe that rags cannot be cured simply by making them a recognizable crime. In addition, we believe that student indiscipline and misconduct should be addressed primarily within the institution and through the exercise of faculty disciplinary authority over students and the management of institutions over teachers and students. Students should not normally be subject to police intervention unless it is unavoidable. Students who go to educational institutions to study should not be constantly afraid of being treated by the police and sent to prison and brought to justice.