The Human Rights Commission was established to promote the city’s human rights policy. It is the policy of the city to assure that every individual shall have equal access to & benefit from all public services, to protect every individual in the enjoyment & exercise of civil rights & to encourage & bring about mutual understanding & respect among all individuals of the city. It is the goal of the Human Rights Commission to ensure that all city residents are treated fairly & equally by eliminating bigotry, discrimination, intolerance & prejudice.
Upcoming Meetings
Please review the Meeting Schedule for meeting dates.
As of July 2025, all current/upcoming agendas and archived meeting minutes are now available through our partner OneMeeting. Archived agendas and minutes are currently available going back to 2021, with older archived files added on an ongoing basis. For meeting materials prior to this time period, please submit a Public Records Request.
Additionally, all meeting videos will be available on the OneMeeting Portal from July 2025 moving forward. Videos prior to this time will still be available in our Video On Demand, but will be migrated to the OneMeeting portal on an ongoing basis.
Police Body Camera Review and Input
Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) are an effective tool to preserve factual representations of officer/ civilian interactions. BWCs are also effective in capturing video and audio evidence for use in criminal investigations, internal investigations, officer training and increasing transparency.
On May 1, 2019 the Worcester Police Department (WPD) began a 6 month Body Worn Camera (BWC) Pilot Program. The pilot ran from May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019 and consisted of 46 WPD volunteers. The program was implemented with the goal of achieving the greatest public safety benefits. The findings of the program will be used when carefully considering whether the Worcester Police Department should adopt body worn cameras.
Additional Information
Resources
Contact Information
Address
Office of Human Rights
51 Sever Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Contact
Phone: 508-799-1995
Email Us
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.