About the Alexandria Office of Human Rights & the Human Rights
Commission Calendar of Events On March 25, 1975, Alexandria City
Council passed the Alexandria Human Rights Ordinance, one of the
first in Virginia. The Alexandria Human Rights Commission was
created to administer the provisions contained in the Ordinance.
The Commission has the power to receive and mediate complaints
alleging unlawful discrimination, negotiate settlements, conduct
studies and hold hearings, and advise the City Council or City
Manager on human rights issues affecting the City. The
Commission has 14 members, each appointed by City Council. Nine
members are "at large"; the remaining five represent the
Commission on Aging, the Economics Opportunities Commission, the
Commission on Persons with Disabilities, the Commission for
Women and the Landlord Tenant Relations Board, respectively. See
our membership information for more details. Enforcement of the
Ordinance is the responsibility of the Office of Human Rights,
which receives, inve