General Information
The San Francisco Human Rights Commission (HRC) is a department of the City and County of San Francisco that works to increase equality, eradicate discrimination, and to protect human rights for all people. The HRC enforces City Ordinances and policies on nondiscrimination and promotes social and economic progress for all. Some of the HRC's core focuses include:
- Discrimination Complaints: Studying, investigating, and mediating incidents of discrimination, including intergroup tensions.
- Equal Benefits: Working to increase equality for employees in Domestic Partnerships and prevent discrimination in City contracting.
- Local Business Enterprise: Promoting the utilization of local businesses in City contracting, helping build small businesses in the City's underserved and marginalized neighborhoods.
- LGBT: Advocating for and assisting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities with issues of discrimination.
- Equity Advisory Committee: Advises the Commission on quality of life issues such as homelessness, environmental justice, immigration, healthcare, and other matters affecting people's lives in San Francisco.
The HRC also works in other human rights issues, such as combating human trafficking, hate crimes, and bullying. For more information, please visit the HRC website.
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