POLICY ON HARASSMENT

Every effort must be made to preserve the dignity and respect of the parties to the complaint and of APHRC. [...] Upon receipt of the investigator (committee)'s report, the Safeguarding Manager, in consultation with the HR Manager, and/or Head of Unit concerned, will contact both the complainant and the person against whom the complaint was lodged and advise each of the outcome of the investigation. [...] The actions to be taken for other APHRC representatives will be guided by the terms and conditions of contracts and/or agreements with the representative including and up to termination of the contract/agreement. [...] a Other recourse For APHRC staff, if unsatisfied with the outcome, the aggrieved staff member or the accused staff member shall have the right of appeal to the Executive Director (ED), Board of Directors or to refer the matter to a court of law. [...] If the aggressor is the ED or the ED is not satisfied with the outcome the appeal shall be made to the Board.