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2/22/15, "RK Pachauri excuses himself from IPCC meet," Hindustan Times, New Delhi
"Days after a case of sexual harassment was registered
against the chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change RK
Pachauri, he has decided not to attend the plenary session of the top
scientific body on global warming in Nairobi next week.
“The chairman of the IPCC, Rajendra K. Pachauri, has informed that he
will be unable to chair the plenary session of the IPCC in Nairobi next
week because of issues demanding his attention in India,” a statement
issued by the IPCC press office said. This came after women right
activists demanded that Pachauri’s passport should be confiscated as he
was planning to leave Nairobi to attend the IPCC plenary session.
Former additional solicitor general Indira Jaisingh also demanded
that he resign from all government panels and as director general of The
Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). “His resignation will not mean
that he is guilty. It will ensure fair and equitable treatment to the
complainant,” she said.
A spokesperson for Pachauri said he was committed to provide all
assistance and cooperation to the authorities in their ongoing
investigations."
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