Onondaga County Commission on Human Rights

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Onondaga County/Syracuse Commission on Human Rights

John H. Mulroy Civic Center
15th Floor East
421 Montgomery Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 435-3565

Our office is staffed from
8 am to 4 pm. Mon - Fri.

Welcome to the Onondaga County/Syracuse Commission on Human Rights

• A division of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Montanette Rocker

Executive Director of Human Rights, Administrator of the

Justice Center Oversight Committee,

Title VI, ADA & LEP Plan Coordinator

Our Mission: To promote understanding and acceptance of diversity, facilitate intergroup communication, identify and address sources of intergroup tension and conflict, reduce conditions which can lead to discrimination and restrict opportunity, and to provide related education, information and referral.

The Human Rights Commission especially focuses on addressing prejudice and discrimination on the basis of color, creed, sex, age, religion, nationality/national origin, language used for communication, disability, marital status, and sexual orientation.

The Human Rights Commission Director serves as the County's coordinator for its non-discrimination policies under Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you feel that you have been wrongly denied access to Onondaga County's programs or services, or discriminated against by a county employee, you can contact the Human Rights Commission for information about the county's policies and complaint procedures.

The Human Rights Commission staff are also the contact point for the new Jail Oversight Committee. For more information, or to address serious concerns about treatment or conditions at the Onondaga County Jail, please contact the Human Rights Commission staff.

The Human Rights Commission Meetings

The Members of the Onondaga County / Syracuse Human Rights Commission meets once a month at 5:30 pm on a Wednesday night. Please see the specific dates and locations listed below.

If you would like to join the Human Rights Commission meetings, please contact our office at (315) 435-3565.

2024 Human Rights Commission Meeting Dates

*** DECEMBER 18, 2024 MEETING LOCATION CHANGE ***
Central Library, 447 South Salina Street, Syracuse 13202

Date	Location	Agenda	Minutes
January 17	Meeting cancelled	Meeting cancelled	Meeting cancelled
February 21	In-person	click here	click here
March 20	In-person	click here	click here
April 17	In-person	click here	click here
May 15	In-person	click here	click here
June 19	No Meeting	(Juneteenth)	(Juneteenth)
July	No Meeting	No Meeting	No Meeting
August 21	In-person	click here	click here
September 18	No meeting - HRC attended the Annual Asha Laaya Dinner fundraiser
October 16	In-person	click here	click here
November 20	In-person (@ Central Library)	click here	forthcoming
December 18	In-person (@ Central Library)	click here	forthcoming

For Meeting Agendas and Available Minutes from Past Years, click here

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