Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties assists our dedicated colleagues to secure our country while preserving our freedoms and our way of life.  We help our colleagues in four ways:  

• Providing advice to Departmental leadership on civil rights and civil liberties issues

• Investigating and resolving complaints filed by members of the public

• Providing leadership to the Department’s Equal Employment Opportunity Programs

• Serving as an information and communication channel with the public

 

Reports

• Quarterly Report to Congress, October- December 2007, (PDF, 11 pages - 164 KB)
• Annual Report to Congress 2007, (PDF, 34 pages - 419 KB)
• Annual Report to Congress 2005-2006, May 2007 (PDF, 82 pages - 66 MB)
• Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 705 of the Homeland Security Act and the Establishment of the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, June 2004 (PDF, 51 pages - 830 KB)

Organization

The office is led by Daniel Sutherland, Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties who provides advice to the Secretary and the senior officers of the Department on a full range of civil rights and civil liberties issues.

More on the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Organization

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Privacy Statement  There are additional specific privacy policies regarding information for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties pages, in addition to the general privacy policy of the Department of Homeland Security Web site.

More on DHS.gov

• Remarks by the Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff at the National Council on Disability Seminar on the Americans With Disabilities Act, July 26, 2005
• Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities
• Privacy Office

This page was last reviewed/modified on July 10, 2008.