The 2016 Annual Report from the New York City Commission on Human Rights highlights the Commission's accomplishments and growth throughout the calendar year. Across the agency - in law enforcement, community relations, policy, and communications - the Commission has been working to let vulnerable communities across the City know that it is fighting discrimination and hatred in their many forms. This leadership will continue. We look forward to partnering with you and the communities with which you work to ensure that New York City remains a welcoming environment for residents and visitors of all backgrounds and a champion for equity and inclusion. No one should be treated differently because of who they are, the color of their skin, where they are from, who they love, the faith they believe, or any number of factors that go into making New York City the diverse city that it is and a mecca for people rejecting hate. That belief is a core value in New York City, and the Commission on Human Rights will fight to protect it.
The Commission's rules are codified as Title 47 of the Rules of the City of New York. The rules govern the Commission's implementation and interpretation of the New York City Human Rights Law.
Highlights how NYC Human Rights Law protects New Yorkers from discriminatory harassment, which includes threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion, or violence that interferes with a person’s civil or constitutional rights & is motivated in part by that person’s actual or perceived protected status