BBC ne maangi maafi, email harassment case mein
BBC ne apne chaar purv mahila karmachariyon se maafi maangi hai jinhe email ke through constantly harass kiya gaya tha. Yeh harassment purv radio host Alex Belfield ne kiya tha. BBC ne kaha ki woh in mahilaon ki raksha karne mein nakaam rahi.
Kya hua tha?
Rozina Breen, Elizabeth Green, Stephanie Hirst, aur Helen Thomas ko kai saalon tak online abuse ka shikar hona pada. BBC ne 2019 se pehle in mahilaon ki madad karne ke liye kaafi prayas nahi kiye. Unhe Alex Belfield ke bure vyavhaar ka un par kya asar hua, yeh samajhne mein bhi woh nakaam rahe.
BBC ki maafi
BBC ne iske liye maafi maangi hai. Unhone kaha ki woh apne staff ki bhalai ke liye fikr karte hain aur unhone apni internal investigation capabilities ko bhi mazboot kiya hai.
Harassment kyun galat hai?
BBC ne kaha ki chahe employees public eye mein hon, lekin kisi bhi tarah ka harassment bardasht nahi kiya ja sakta. Sabhi employees ko online abuse se bachne ke liye guidance aur support diya jata hai. BBC ne apne “online abuse guidance and reporting tool” ke through yeh suvidha uplabdh karayi hai.
BBC ne kya badlaav kiye?
BBC ne internal investigations shuru karne ki apni capacity ko badhaya hai aur staff ko mental health facilities bhi uplabdh karayi hain. Woh ab in samasyaon se nipatne ke liye pehle se kahin zyada taiyar hain.
Alex Belfield ko saja
Nottingham Crown Court mein Alex Belfield ko char stalking charges mein doshi paaya gaya. Use saaade paanch saal ki jail ki saja sunayi gayi. Judge ne kaha ki har mahila ko email aur social media ke through harassment ka shikar hona pada.
Mahilaon ko psychological support
In charon mahilaon ko psychological support ki zarurat padi. Belfield ko indefinite restraining order diya gaya jiske tahat woh in mahilaon se sampark nahi kar sakta.
Belfield ke aur bhi doshi
Belfield ko BBC Radio host Bernard Spedding aur videographer Ben Hewis ko stalk karne ka bhi doshi paaya gaya. Usne Jeremy Vine aur theatrical blogger Philip Dehany ko bhi stalk kiya tha.
