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The human rights officers also make recommendations to the Commissioners for further dispute resolution in the form of a board or inquiries or dismissal of a complaint. 3)The Race Relations, Equity and Inclusion unit provides public education and community outreach on matters related to human rights and provides human rights training that ...
A human rights commission, also known as a human relations commission, is a body set up to investigate, promote or protect human rights. The term may refer to international, national or subnational bodies set up for this purpose, such as national human rights institutions or (usually temporary) truth and reconciliation commissions .
Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation [1] is an official appointed by the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, to consider complaints of Russian and foreign citizens and stateless persons on Russia's territory of against decisions or actions of state bodies and officials.
Sioux City Human Rights Commission is an impartial governmental agency that primarily investigates allegations of discrimination. Other duties include community education and hosting events that promote diversity and the elimination of discrimination. Its tagline is "To Ensure a Fair and Equitable Community for All". [1]
Telangana State Human Rights Commission is a statutory organisation created as per "The Protection of Human Rights Act of 1993 for India" for the state of Telangana to inquire into human rights violations for subjects referred in the state list and concurrent list mentioned in the seventh schedule of the constitution of India. The Chairman and ...
PEI Human Rights Commission was established following the passage of the Prince Edward Island Human Rights Act in September 1976. [3] The commission has the authority to hold hearings following complaints of discrimination on Prince Edward Island. [4] Decisions of the commission can be appealed in court. [5]
receiving, investigating and resolving human rights complaints; providing human rights education and publicity for all sections of society (particularly minority groups such as refugees) monitoring the human rights situation in the state and its subsequent actions
The functions of the Commission are laid out in the Alberta Human Rights Act. [4] In particular, section 16(1) states that the function of the Commission is: [4] (a) to forward the principle that all persons are equal in dignity, rights and responsibilities without regard to race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age ...