{"id":14,"date":"2017-02-02T08:50:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T13:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/human-rights\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:42:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:42:31","slug":"about-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/human-rights\/about\/about-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"About Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About the Columbus Human Rights Commission<\/h2>\n<p>Our staff\u00a0at the Human Rights Commission are here to assist the residents of\u00a0Columbus, Indiana\u00a0facing discrimination. The office also provides technical assistance to Columbus residents who need assistance with state and\/or federal claims. The Commission\u2019s mission is, \u201c[t]o lead Columbus in building and maintaining an inclusive community by enforcing the Human Rights Ordinance; educating the public; challenging attitudes and systems that create barriers to equality; and empowering community members to advances this mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our relevant statutes are in the City of Columbus Municipal Code:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chapter 2.58 Municipal Code &#8211; Human Rights Commission<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 9.24 Municipal Code &#8211; Discrimination Generally<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 9.28 Municipal Code &#8211; Housing Discrimination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/t2qrf11b5s785f5\/HRC%20ordinance%20version%202015.pdf?dl=0\">View\u00a0all three (3) Human Rights Ordinances<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/9jzcuw8uv03lnr1\/Rules%20%26%20Reg.pdf?dl=0\">View the\u00a0Rules and Regulations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Human Rights Ordinance states that it is the public policy of the city of Columbus to provide all persons an equal opportunity and that it is unlawful to discriminate in the areas of employment, housing, education, public accommodations, or credit on the basis of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Race<\/li>\n<li>Religion<\/li>\n<li>Color<\/li>\n<li>Sex<\/li>\n<li>Disability<\/li>\n<li>National Origin or Ancestry<\/li>\n<li>Familial status ( in housing)<\/li>\n<li>Age (over 40)<\/li>\n<li>Sexual Orientation<\/li>\n<li>Gender Identity<\/li>\n<li>Veteran Status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION<br \/>\n123 WASHINGTON STREET #5<br \/>\nCOLUMBUS, INDIANA 47201<br \/>\n812-376-2532<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:humanrights@columbus.in.gov\">humanrights@columbus.in.gov<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Columbus Human Rights Commission Our staff\u00a0at the Human Rights Commission are here to assist the residents of\u00a0Columbus, Indiana\u00a0facing discrimination. The office also provides technical assistance to Columbus residents who need assistance with state and\/or federal claims. The Commission\u2019s mission is, \u201c[t]o lead Columbus in building and maintaining an inclusive community by enforcing the  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-06 11:06:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/human-rights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/human-rights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/human-rights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/human-rights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/human-rights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/human-rights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/human-rights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/human-rights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}