Sustainable Development Goals - 17 Goals to Transform our World
Peace and justice - strong institutions - Goal 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Indicator 16.a.1: Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

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Relevant Policies

In 2019, Ordinance 186084 added Article 16 to Chapter IV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code establishing the Los Angeles Civil and Human Rights Ordinance. This ordinance tasks the Civil and Human Rights Commission and its Executive Director to investigate complaints of discrimination and enforce against violators. By holding businesses and individuals accountable for discriminatory behavior, the City will make clear that discrimination will not be tolerated.

In 2020, Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated attorney Capri Maddox to be the first Executive Director of the newly-established Los Angeles Department of Civil and Human Rights (CHRD).

The department will be tasked with protecting Angelenos — and anyone who works in or visits the City of Los Angeles — from discrimination that denies equal treatment in private employment, housing, education, or commerce by initiating and investigating complaints of discrimination, as well as enforcing the L.A. Civil and Human Rights Ordinance. The appointment is subject to City Council confirmation.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Los Angeles statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Angeleno statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Angeleno-specific metadata information.

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles
Indicator number

16.a.1
Target name

Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
Target number

16.a
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

OHCHR
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Source 1

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City of Los Angeles
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City of Los Angeles
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Source 2

Organisation

Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
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City of Los Angeles
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