Human Rights Board

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, cultural headdress, disability, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and source of income* in the at least the following areas:
  1. in places of public accommodations;
  2. In housing accommodations; and
  3. In commercial space.

View Albuquerque’s Human Rights Ordinance

Recent Documents

• 2024 Human Rights Board Annual Report
• 2025-01 Human Rights Board Resolution
• 2025-06 Human Rights Board Resolution

Meetings

View Upcoming HRB Meetings

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.

2025 Schedule, Agenda & Meeting Minutes 

Meeting minutes are posted after the Board approves them. 

• January 16 Agenda | January 16 Minutes
• February 20 Agenda | February 20 Minutes
  
  • 2025-01 Human Rights Board Resolution
  • 2025-06 Human Rights Board Resolution
• March 8 Retreat Agenda
• March 20 Agenda
  • March 20 Minutes
• April 24, Special Meeting Agenda
• May 15
  • May 15 Minutes
• June 26 Agenda
• July 17
• August 21
• September 18
• October 16
• November 20
• December 10*

*Tentative meeting in case there are unsettled matters before the Board at the end of the year.

View the 2025 Board Schedule.

View older Human Rights Board documents.