Human Rights Commission of Salt Lake City
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The Human Rights Commission of Salt Lake City is a commission that works with the city government on issues related to the human rights of its citizen.
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[edit] Establishment
A city ordinance of October 2005[1] has established the Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission, on the model of similar organizations throughout the Country. The new mayor Ralph Becker has renamed the old Office of Ethnic Minorities, established by mayor Rocky Anderson, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights. The present director is Yolanda Francisco-Nez. The Human Rights Commission will serve as an advisory board to this Office. [2] Members of the Commission must receive the approval of the City Council. They serve for two or four years.
[edit] Purpose
The major purpose of the Human Rights Commission is to advise and help the city government to check and eliminate "all discriminatory practices on the grounds of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, national origin, marital status, medical condition, physical limitation, race, religion, or sexual orientation, because they adversely affects the general welfare of the city and the vitality of its neighborhoods." [3]
[edit] Activity
For the past two years the HR Commission has met regularly every month. Subcommittees have been organized to deal with various issues.
[edit] Current members
Adrian Comollo, Jennifer Mayer-Glenn, Cristy Gleave, Raymond G. Gunn II, Orin Howell, Walter Jones, Patrick W. Leary (chair).
[edit] See also
- List of Diversity Organizations in Utah
- Human Rights Commission
- Human rights in the United States
- Salt Lake City Law and Government [1]
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- Official website of the Office of Diversity and Human Rights of SLC
- IAOHRA - International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies
- Human Rights Education Center of Utah
- Utah Ethnic Office
- Utah Government Antidiscrimination Office - Member of IAOHRA
- Utan Health and Human Rights Projects
- Center for Nonviolent Human Rights Advocacy