The Vermont Human Rights Commission has the following publications available in print or in PDF format.  If you would like a print copy, please call or e-mail the HRC at 800-416-2010 or human.rights@state.vt.us to request a copy.

Annual Reports

2000 (883 KB)  

2001 (1.0 MB)  

2002 (1.1 MB)  

2003  (1.5 MB) 

2004 - 2005 (151 KB)  

2006 (147 KB)  

The Human Rights Commission publishes a Fair Housing Newsletter twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall:

Volume 1, Number 1 (Fall 2003) (654 KB)  

Volume 1, Number 2 (Spring 2004) (516 KB)  

Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2004) (478 KB)  

Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2005) (623 KB)  

Volume 3, Number 1 (Fall 2005) (634 KB) 

Volume 3, Number 2 (Spring 2006) (547 KB)  

Volume 4, Number 1 (Spring 2007) (232 KB)  

Volume 4, Number 2 (Fall 2007) (212 KB)  

Volume 5, Number 1 (Spring 2008) (268 KB)  

Volume 5, Number 2 (Fall 2008) (129 KB)  

Volume 6, Number 1 (Spring 2009) (325 KB) 

Human Rights Commission Housing Impediments Report

In 2006, the Human Rights Commission and the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Affairs released a report called "Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice."  As stated in the executive summary, the report "examines the effect of Vermont's laws, regulations, and administrative policies, procedures and practices on the affordability, availability, and accessibility of housing in Vermont, and provides an assessment of how conditions, both private and public, affect fair housing choice in the state."  Below you will find links to the executive summary and part IV.  If you would like a copy of the full report, please contact us at 1-800-415-2010 or e-mail us at human.rights@state.vt.us.

Executive Summary (56 KB)  

Part IV: Impediments and Remedies (124 KB) 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights State Advisory Committee reports:

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan federal agency established by Congress in 1957, reconstituted in 1983, and reauthorized in 1994. It is directed to investigate complaints alleging that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote by reason of their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices; study and collect information relating to discrimination or a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice; appraise federal laws and policies with respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice; serve as a national clearinghouse for information in respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin; submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the President and Congress; and issue public service announcements to discourage discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws. 

By law, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has established an advisory committee in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The committees are composed of state citizens who serve without compensation. The committees advise the Commission of civil rights issues in their states that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction. More specifically, they are authorized to advise the Commission on matters of their state’s concern in the preparation of Commission reports to the President and the Congress; receive reports, suggestions, and recommendations from individuals, public officials, and representatives of public and private organizations to committee inquiries; forward advice and recommendations to the Commission, as requested; and observe any open hearing or conference conducted by the Commission in their states.

1999 Report on Racial Harassment in Vermont Schools (520 KB)  

2003 Supplemental Report on Racial Harassment in Vermont Schools (368 KB)  

2009 Report on Racial Profiling in Vermont (2.7 MB)