Former UN climate change chief to face trial for sexual harassment of employees
by Vidhi Doshi from on (#1DR7H)
Two more women file claims against Rajendra Pachauri after 29-year-old colleague from Energy and Resources Institute speaks outA court in Delhi has ruled that Rajendra Pachauri, the former chairman of a Nobel prize-winning UN panel on climate change, will stand trial on charges of stalking and sexual harassment of a former employee.
A 29-year-old former employee of The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri), based in the Indian capital, filed a police report against Pachauri last year. She said Pachauri, who led the organisation, had made inappropriate advances soon after she joined in 2013.
Continue reading...