United States Commission on Civil Rights

United States Commission on Civil Rights

Government Administration

Washington, District of Columbia 900 followers

Independent, bipartisan, fact-finding agency, informing civil rights policy via research, reports & recommendations.

About us

Established as an independent, bipartisan, fact-finding federal agency, our mission is to inform the development of national civil rights policy and enhance enforcement of federal civil rights laws. We pursue this mission by studying alleged deprivations of voting rights and alleged discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice. We play a vital role in advancing civil rights through objective and comprehensive investigation, research, and analysis on issues of fundamental concern to the federal government and the public. Our commissioners, national and regional office staff of civil rights analysts, social scientists, attorneys, administrative personnel, and our volunteer advisory committee members execute our mission in a number of ways. Among them are: - Holding public briefings, issuing press releases, making information publicly available on our web site, and providing a complaint referral service to promote greater public awareness of civil rights issues, protections and enforcement; - Conducting hearings on critically important civil rights issues, including issuing subpoenas for the production of documents and the attendance of witnesses; - Publishing significant studies and reports on a wide range of the civil rights issues, that typically include findings and recommendations, to inform and advise policy-makers; and - Sustaining advisory committee involvement in national program planning to strengthen fact-finding by broadening the scope of the research to include state and local perspectives and data.

Website
https://www.usccr.gov/
Industry
Government Administration
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Washington, District of Columbia
Type
Government Agency
Founded
1957
Specialties
Civil Rights

Locations

  • Primary

    1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW

    1150

    Washington, District of Columbia 20004, US

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  • 230 S Dearborn St

    Kluczynski Federal Building, Suite 2120

    Chicago, Illinois 60604, US

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