Harassment

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
• Online harassment, also known as 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.