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Celebrating 76 Years
In 1945, New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination became the first state-level civil rights statute in the country. The Division on Civil Rights is charged with enforcing this law, and with preventing and eliminating discrimination in the state of New Jersey.
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Anti-Racist Statement
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- DCR encourages you to join us as we #StandAgainstRacism, Bias & Prejudice by taking the #StopTheHate pledge.
- Juneteenth: A Celebration Video
COVID-19 Resources
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Community Listening Sessions
Youth Bias Taskforce Report
Read the complete Report and Recommendations of the NJ Interagency Taskforce to Combat Youth Bias.
White Supremacy, Domestic Threats, & Youth Extremism Listening Session
In case you missed the listening sessions on White Supremacy, Domestic Threats, & Youth Extremism.
Immigrants and Refugees
We stand with immigrant and refugee communities. Our division enforces the Law Against Discrimination to protect all NJ residents regardless of immigration status. Learn more here.
Regulations
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NJBIAS
Learn how to file or respond to a complaint of discrimination, and how to register your organization to receive complaints, through the NJ Bias Investigation Access System (NJBIAS).
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Recent DCR News
Division on Civil Rights Proposes Rules to Implement Fair Chance in Housing Act, Remove Barriers to Housing for People with Criminal Records
Acting AG Bruck to Moderate Virtual Community Roundtable Discussion on Sept. 22 For Immediate Release: September 7, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee...
Acting AG Bruck Announces New Jersey Will Join $26 Billion Settlements with Three Drug Distributors and Johnson & Johnson over Their Role in Opioid Crisis
New Jersey Could Receive Well over $600 Million to Address the Opioid Crisis For Immediate Release: August 20, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen...
Acting AG Bruck Announces Settlement Obtained on Behalf of Worker Fired After Taking Leave to Care for Dying Father
For Immediate Release: August 13, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828View Conciliation Agreement TRENTON –...
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Este #MesdelaHerenciaHispana, honremos la historia y las contribuciones de nuestra comunidad hispana a la diversidad de nuestro estado. Tambien reafirmemos nuestro compromiso de construir un Nueva Jersey más fuerte y justa para todos. ¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana!
There is simply no excuse for hate, whether it takes the form of racism, sexism, transphobia, antisemitism, Islamophobia, or disablism.
To report a bias crime, call 800-277-BIAS or visit @CivilRightsNJ’s online complaint portal at http://bit.ly/2QLuUk9.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dedicated her life to advocating for women’s equality and protecting reproductive freedom. Now more than ever, we must defend her legacy and continue the fight for equal justice under the law.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dedicated her career, on and off the Court, to protecting rights for women and LGBTQ people – and to being a principled, dignified defender of justice for all in America.
One year after her passing, we fight on to honor her legacy.
Thank you, #RBG.
https://www.facebook.com/CivilRightsNJ/videos/280413513914580/ - Congratulations to NJ Division on Civil Rights student ambassadors on the YBTF #racialjustice #ArtAllDay art gallery reveal. Special thanks to @ArtworksTrenton! #CivilRightsNJ #StandAgainstRacism #StopTheHate #NoHateInThisGreatState Visit 9/18 - 10/9.
Stop by @ArtworksTrenton to view the YBTF Student Artwork Exhibit from 9/18 to 10/9 highlighting 20 racial justice pieces. Thank you!
#civilrightsnj #nohateinthisgreatstate #standagainstracism #artallday
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