Harassment, what are we talking about?
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harassment is defined as repeated words or behaviors against a person that infringe upon their dignity, their health Physical or mental harassment. In principle, it is the repetition of acts that creates harassment, even if it involves online comments (cyberbullying). If several people make comments or threats against the same person, even if these are isolated incidents, it can constitute harassment.
There are several types of harassment, depending on the context in which it occurs: psychological harassment, cyberbullying, school harassment, discriminatory or sexual harassment.
Psychological harassment
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psychological harassment takes place in a professional context. It is characterized by repeated words or behaviors that aim to or result in a deterioration of working conditions likely to infringe upon the rights and dignity of the victim, and to impair their health physical or mental harm, or jeopardizing one's professional future. Psychological harassment is a crime punishable by law and subject to disciplinary action at the university.
School bullying
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school bullying School bullying is characterized by acts of psychological harassment committed within the school setting by any person studying or working at the same educational institution. It occurs when a victim is repeatedly subjected to verbal, psychological, or physical abuse that leads to a deterioration of their living conditions, particularly their academic performance. School bullying is a crime punishable by law and subject to disciplinary action at the university level.
Cyberbullying
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cyberbullying Cyberbullying is a form of harassment that takes place online, through social media, gaming platforms, forums, etc. It is always characterized by repeated acts and a deterioration of the victim's living conditions. Cyberbullying often combines with psychological, academic, and/or sexual harassment, depending on the context and the type of behavior. For example, sending sexually explicit or sexist messages, images, or videos constitutes sexual cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is an aggravating circumstance of the offense of harassment. It is subject to disciplinary action at the university.
Sexual harassment
Find the definition of sexual harassment on the page dedicated to gender-based and sexual violence .
Our commitments
We are committed to preventing harassment, protecting and supporting victims and witnesses of harassment, and processing reports of harassment.
Report harassment at Grenoble Alpes University
An online form has been set up for staff and students of UGA and its constituent institutions Grenoble INP - UGA and Ensag - UGA. It is intended to receive, for oneself or for a third party, any report relating to sexual harassment, discrimination, or abuse of rights.
Going further: harassment
Discover resources to recognize harassment
Definitions
Non-repeated psychological harassment
Psychological harassment can be characterized in two non-repeated situations:
when these acts of violence are perpetrated by a group of individuals who have coordinated beforehand, although each does not necessarily act repeatedly.
when the harassers do not coordinate beforehand but know that the victim has already suffered this type of harassment.
Discriminatory harassment
Discriminatory harassment is characterized by "any action linked to a prohibited ground of discrimination, suffered by a person and having the purpose or effect of undermining their dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment".
Three elements must be present to characterize an act of discriminatory harassment:
- The identification of a degrading, unfavorable action
- Due to a criterion of discrimination defined by law
- And which has the purpose or effect of undermining the dignity of the person and/or degrading their living or working conditions
