Harassment

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Harassment is offensive behavior purposely done to a specific person. This behavior can humiliate, intimidate, and degrade the victim. If someone is harassed repetitively, it is called bullying. Harassment is a kind of specific discrimination towards one individual. It may involve coercion. There are different kinds of harassment, including:

• Bullying
• Cyberbullying
• Sexual harassment
• Religious harassment
• Workplace harassment

There are laws against harassment in many countries, and employers now have a duty to protect employees from harassment.^[1]

1. ↑ Protection from Harassment Act 1997. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/40 (downloaded 31 Dec 2010)