Normal working actions on the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) got here to a standstill just lately, following heated verbal exchanges between two senior officers of the Commission.
The Commission’s Executive Director, Urias Pour and Commissioner Pindarous Allison, in a recording which is within the possession of this paper have been heard utilizing some invective at one another throughout an impromptu assembly organized by the secretariat between the Commission’s chairperson, Cllr. Dempster Brown and workers.
According to data, the actions by the 2 senior human rights officers didn’t solely stall the traditional working actions on the Commission but in addition introduced an abrupt finish to an impromptu assembly between the workers and the chairperson.
But in response to the incident, the Commission’s Executive Director, Urias Pour expressed his dissatisfaction in Commissioner Allison’s conduct to abruptly disrupt the assembly which he stated meant to welcome and description the Commission’s plans for 2023, thus describing Allison’s motion as ‘unfortunate.’
He stated, “As the ED of the Commission, it is my responsibility to call for a meeting between the staff and the chairperson, and I do not need to inform any commissioner to do such because Article 12.2,3 and 4 of the INCHR Act gives the right to do so.”
Article 12.2,3 and 4 of the INCHR Act amongst different issues requires the Executive Director to handle and management typically the workers, administration, enterprise of the Commission, in addition to to make sure the implementation of the Commission’s insurance policies and to additionally function liaison between the Chairperson and Commissioners and the staff amongst others.
According to him, whereas the assembly presided over by the Commission Chairperson was ongoing, Commissioner Allison then interrupted on grounds that he had some statement, noting, “But he was told by Chairperson Brown that said gathering was not the place for such but he couldn’t listen and began to overreact.”
“So, it was based on his outburst I then intervened but he could not listen and began to rain insult on the person of all of the employees and because of his action, we could not continue with the meeting,” he acknowledged.
“And frankly, I need not to inform him about this meeting because it is not a Board or general meeting but an acquaintance meeting for the staff and the chairperson and this meeting was just meant to encourage and welcome the staff back to work,” he asserted.
Meanwhile when contacted, Commissioner Pindarous Allison who denied a number of the allegations levied in opposition to his particular person additionally expressed his dissatisfaction over the ED Pour’s resolution to not inform them as commissioners concerning the assembly which he stated might have given all of them the chance to know and know the rationale for the assembly.
He defined, “But unfortunately, this meeting was not in any way to share with the board of commissioners in total disregard and disrespect to us as commissioners but only saw it in our group’s chart that the ED Pour had called for meeting.”
“When the meeting was called to order, and the chairperson was about to speak, I then called for an inquiry in order for me to understand as to what was obtaining in terms of the composition of the sitting but was never addressed due to Pour’s actions,” he stated.
“So, the moment I asked the chair, Pour immediately began interrupting my thoughts and started using all kinds of invective against my person and more disrespectfully, it was done in the presence of the staff, which is complete disrespectful and unacceptable,” he famous.
Commissioner Allison additional, “And more to that, the moment I tried to tell him about his disrespectful attitude, Pour right away began raining all kinds of insults on me only because I mentioned that he was being too frisky.”
“And to be honest, Pour was too disrespectful and rude to my office as a commissioner of this Commission this morning. I don’t know his reason for such disrespect, but I believe the Board will call for a meeting and subsequent action will be taken,” he added.
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