Are Delayed Complaints of Sexual Harassment Not Worthy of Human Rights Protection?

IF 0.2 Q4 LAW
Sophie Poinar
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Within the current legislative landscape in Ontario, survivors of sexual harassment are treated differently than survivors of sexual assault and sexual misconduct with respect to when they can advance a legal claim against their perpetrators. Under sections 16(1)(h) and 16(1)(h.1) of the Ontario Limitations Act, survivors of sexual assault and misconduct are able to file a civil claim whenever they choose to do so. Under s 34(1) of the Ontario Human Rights Code, survivors of sexual harassment must file a human rights complaint within one year of the experienced harassment. This paper argues that s 34(1) should not apply to complaints based on sexual harassment. The author provides four reasons to substantiate this argument: (1) this provision fails to align with contemporary understandings of sexual harassment; (2) it is arbitrary to apply drastically different timelines to survivors depending on the type of sexual violence they have experienced; (3) two important objectives of limitation periods will not be seriously threatened by the suggested amendment to the Human Rights Code; and (4) section 34(1) favours the interests of the harassers over those of the survivor, the public, Bill 132 and the Human Rights Code.
拖延性骚扰投诉不值得人权保护吗?
在安大略省目前的立法格局中,性骚扰幸存者与性侵和性行为不端幸存者在何时可以对施暴者提出法律索赔方面受到不同的待遇。根据《安大略省限制法》第16(1)(h)条和第16(l)(h.1)条,性侵犯和不当行为的幸存者可以随时提出民事索赔。根据《安大略人权法》第34(1)条的规定,性骚扰幸存者必须在经历骚扰后一年内提出人权投诉。本文认为,第34(1)条不应适用于基于性骚扰的投诉。提交人提供了四个理由来证实这一论点:(1)这一规定与当代对性骚扰的理解不一致;(2) 根据幸存者所经历的性暴力类型,对他们适用截然不同的时间表是武断的;(3) 时效期的两个重要目标不会受到拟议的《人权法》修正案的严重威胁;以及(4)第34(1)条有利于骚扰者的利益,而不是幸存者、公众的利益、第132号法案和《人权法》。
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