Beaver County issued the following announcement on June 16.
The Civil Rights Reporting Portal is an online tool designed to make it easier for the public to report civil rights violations.
U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady and the Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a new tool for reporting civil rights violations.
The Civil Rights Reporting Portal is an online tool designed to make it easier for the public to report civil rights violations.
“The department is committed to upholding the civil and constitutional rights of all people in the United States,” said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division in a press release. “The Civil Rights Reporting Portal will make it easier for the public to connect with us, which in turn makes us more effective at upholding these important rights. I encourage the public to use this portal to report civil rights violations.”
Brady said the protection of civil rights is a top priority of the Department of Justice.
“This new portal dramatically eases the burden on victims of civil rights violations who are trying to identify the proper reporting channel,” Brady said. “Through this single portal anyone can report potential violations of federal law including the willful use of unreasonable force by a law enforcement officer, hate crimes, and racial discrimination, as well as other forms of illegal discrimination, human trafficking and violations of religious liberty.”
The new Civil Rights Reporting Portal — located at civilrights.justice.gov — will consolidate more than 30 unique reporting pathways. The form is fully accessible to people with disabilities. It is also available in both English and Spanish, with more languages to be added over the next year, according to a press release.
Individuals who believe that they may have been victims of civil rights violations should contact the department by visiting civilrights.justice.gov.
In January of this year, Brady named Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eric G. Olshan and Haley Warden-Rodgers as co-coordinators of the office’s Civil Rights efforts. Either can be reached through the office’s main number, 412-644-3500.
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