Human Rights Board
Membership
All members shall be named by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council. The Mayor shall endeavor in all appointments to create and maintain a Board broadly representative of the city population, and in particular, its racial, ethnic and cultural spectrum.
Description
Pursuant to Article VIII of The Albuquerque City Charter & the Albuquerque Code of ordinances § 11-3, in order to assure the public safety, public health and general welfare, the Purpose of the Albuquerque Human Rights Board is to:
- Preserve, protect, and promote human rights and human dignity;
- Promote and encourage the recognition and exercise of human responsibility;
- Protect and promote equality of access to public goods and services; and
- Prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and source of income* in the at least the following areas:
- in places of public accommodations;
- In housing accommodations; and
- In commercial space.
View Albuquerque’s Human Rights Ordinance
Recent Documents
Meetings
Proposal Changes to the HRB Operational Rules & Regulations
For consideration at the November 21, 2024 meeting of the board.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of the City of Albuquerque, should contact the Office of Civil Rights at 505-768-4595 as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.
2024 Schedule, Agenda & Meeting Minutes
Meeting minutes are posted after the Board approves them.
- January 18 Agenda | January 18 Minutes
- January 22 Agenda | Canceled
- January 25 Agenda | Canceled
- January 30 Agenda | Canceled
- February 6 Agenda | Canceled
- February 15 Agenda | February 15 Minutes
- March 21 Agenda | March 21 Minutes
- April 18 Agenda | April 18 Minutes
- May 16 Agenda | May 16 Minutes
- June 20 Agenda | June 20 Minutes
- June 22 Hearing Notice | June 22 Minutes | June 22 Hearing Transcript
- July 18 Agenda | July 18 Minutes | July 18, 2024 Video
- August 15 Agenda | Canceled
- September 19 Agenda | September 19 Minutes | Sept. 19, 2024 Video
- October 17 Agenda | October 17 Video
- November 21 Agenda
View older Human Rights Board documents.