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HISTORY United States In 1964, the United States Congress passed Title VII of the signed a law which prohibited the transmission of annoying messages over the Internet without disclosing the sender's true identity. Canada In 1983, the Canadian Human Rights Act prohibited sexual harassment in workplaces under federal jurisdiction. United Kingdom In the UK there are a number of laws protecting people from harassment including the Protection From Harassment Act 1997 , and the Criminal Justice And Public Order Act 1994 . For a fuller description of the laws on harassment in the UK see This Page . AMBIGUITY Both because the term is used in common English, and because where the term is defined by law, the law varies by Jurisdiction , it is difficult to provide any exact definition that is accepted everywhere. In some cultures, for instance, simply stating a Political Opinion can be seen as unwarranted and a deliberate attempt to intimidate - in a Totalitarian society any such statement could be interpreted as an attempt to involve someone in Rebel activity or implicate them in same, with the implication that if they refuse, they are putting their own life in danger. More usually, some label such as " Anti-social " or related to Treason is used to label such behaviour - it being treated as an offense against the state not the person. This resembles the use of Psychiatry to imprison Dissident s which is common in many countries. Another example is that under some versions of Islamic Law merely insulting Islam is considered to be a harassment of all believers, and in Japan insulting any faith is usually considered taboo, and has legal sanctions. Because of these variations, there is no way even within one society to provide a truly neutral definition of harassment. CATEGORIES However, broad categories of harassment often recognized in law include:
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