The Guardian newspaper published from London is considered to be one among the world’s most credible sources of news, commentary and analysis. So when a thoroughbred in the media space offers an unchallenged platform to an internationally renowned person accused of sexual harassment in his country, questions will and must be raised. The Guardian’s interview with Dr. Rajendra Pachauri slaps journalistic deontology. It is also a slap on the Indian judiciary. We at The News Minute (TNM) want to call this one out.
Dr. Pachauri is a celebrated expert on sustainable development and related issues. He sits on many chairs and high positions. He is not, as The Guardian says, a Nobel Laureate. He was head of the Geneva-based Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on whose behalf he collected the Nobel Prize in 2007 (shared with former US Vice President Al Gore). He resigned from this post in 2015 following the allegations in India making him the highest United Nations (UN) official to do so.
However, his eminence is not related to the matter at hand which is one of sexual harassment. A case is making its way through New Delhi’s courts and in a 500-page charge-sheet, Delhi police has been quoted as saying they have “enough evidence” to prosecute Dr. Pachauri. Full story...
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Dr. Pachauri is a celebrated expert on sustainable development and related issues. He sits on many chairs and high positions. He is not, as The Guardian says, a Nobel Laureate. He was head of the Geneva-based Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on whose behalf he collected the Nobel Prize in 2007 (shared with former US Vice President Al Gore). He resigned from this post in 2015 following the allegations in India making him the highest United Nations (UN) official to do so.
However, his eminence is not related to the matter at hand which is one of sexual harassment. A case is making its way through New Delhi’s courts and in a 500-page charge-sheet, Delhi police has been quoted as saying they have “enough evidence” to prosecute Dr. Pachauri. Full story...
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