Uber will no longer force individual victims of sexual harassment or assault into forced arbitration, the ride-hailing companys chief legal officer Tony West announced in a blog post Tuesday morning.

Riders, drivers or employees who have been sexually assaulted or discriminated against are free to choose the venue they want to pursue their claims against the company, wrote West, who was a top-ranking official in the Justice Department during the Obama administration and has spoken previously about the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and gender discrimination .

Its important to give sexual assault and harassment survivors control of how they pursue their claims, West wrote in the post, noting the companys need to regain the publics trust. Whatever they decide, they will be free to tell their story wherever and however they see fit.

The move comes less than three weeks after 14 women, who said they were sexually assaulted by their Uber drivers, penned an open letter to the companys board urging it to allow them to pursue justice in an open courtroom , rather than in arbitration.

Silencing our stories deprives customers and potential investors from the knowledge that our horrific experiences are part of a widespread problem at Uber , the women wrote. This is not doing the right thing, they said, alluding to the companys new motto: We do the right thing. Period.

The letter drew widespread media coverage, including over the issue of forced arbitration . The apps terms of service require any rider with a complaint against the company, even of sexual assault, to commit to arbitration, essentially private courtrooms where a company typically has the edge in any litigation.

West, who did a stint at PepsiCo before joining Uber, credits the new motto in his post on Tuesday, explaining that in order to actually do the right thing the company must now act with transparency, integrity, and accountability.

Victims can now decide whether to pursue their case in open court or through mediation or arbitration, he wrote. And when survivors settle cases with Uber, the company will no longer require them to remain silent about what happened to them as part of the deal, he added.

Uber also said that it would publicly release a safety report that will include data on sexual assaults and other incidents that occur on the Uber platform.

The moves are effective immediately, the company said, and apply to all cases currently pending against the company. Those who previously signed non-disclosure agreements will still be bound by those NDAs.

[Uber CEO] Dara [Khosrowshahi] recently said that sexual predators often look for a dark corner , West wrote. Our message to the world is that we need to turn the lights on.