Web FOIA Compliance: Office of Human Rights
Government agencies in Washington, D.C., broadly ignore a 2001 law, which requires them to post 10 categories of public records on their websites, according to a public records audit conducted by the D.C. Open Government Coalition in conjunction with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
| Public Information | What's on the Website | Link |
|---|---|---|
| How to FOIA |
There is a FOIA Requests link on the home page. | click here |
| Employee information: names, titles, salaries, dates of emloyment |
Nothing found. | |
| Staff manuals, instructions | A Standard Operation Procedures Manual is linked to from the Laws, Regulations, and Policy section. | click here |
| Final opinions, orders | Recent decisions and orders are available from the Human Rights Commission section. | click here |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | The Office of Human Rights section includes a Laws, Regulations, and Policies segment. There is also a link to the Human Rights Act of 1977, and to orders issued by the mayor. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | The Office of Human Rights section includes a Laws, Regulations, and Policies segment. There is also a link to the Human Rights Act of 1977, and to orders issued by the mayor. | click here |
| Account, voucher, contract information | Nothing found. | |
| Minutes, all proceedings | Meetings from 2001-08 are available in the Human Rights Commission section. | click here |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | Nothing found. | |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Jewell Little
Office of Human Rights
One Judiciary Square
441 4th Street NW, Suite 570 North
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 727-4559
Fax: (202) 727-9589
Email: jewell.little@dc.gov
Primary research for this audit was conducted by Howard University journalism students LeeSandra Alexandre and Melissa Noel while interning at the Workshop. The project was edited by Pete Weitzel, who is a board member at the DCOGC and a former managing editor of the Miami Herald. FOIA contact information is from DCOGC.
