Civil Rights

We enforce the City laws that protect and advance people's civil and human rights.
Interim Director Kaela McConnon Diarra
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New civil rights protections in Minneapolis are now in effect, as of August 1, 2025.
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After you submit your complaint or report

Civil Rights staff will:

  • Contact you within 5 business days.
  • Communicate the final outcome of the investigation within 1 year, if the Department can investigate your complaint.
  • Connect with you if there are special circumstances causing a delay.

What we do

Overview

We work to advance equity by engaging with City partners and local communities.

  • Our department works to support Civil Rights.
  • We investigate discrimination.
  • We investigate police misconduct.
  • We enforce the City's sick and safe time, minimum wage, and wage theft laws.
  • We make sure that City spending on City contracts is fair to workers and business owners.

Divisions

Complaint Investigations Division

We work to prevent and prohibit discrimination in the City of Minneapolis.

Contract Compliance Division

We work to prevent and prohibit discrimination in the City of Minneapolis.

Labor Standards Enforcement Division

We enforce the City's Sick and Safe Time, Minimum Wage and Wage Theft ordinances.

Office of Police Conduct Review

This neutral agency investigates allegations of police misconduct made to the City.

Related links

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Commission on Civil Rights

Learn how MCCR promotes and protects the civil rights.
Board room meeting

The Community Commission on Police Oversight

Understand how CCPO allows the public to take part in police oversight.
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Contact us

Kaela McConnon Diarra

Interim Director

Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights

Email Department of Civil Rights

Phone

612-673-3012

Address

City Hall
350 S. Fifth St., Room 239
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday

Minneapolis 311

Email Minneapolis 311

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

Relay service

612-673-3000

Hours

7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday – Friday

See list of City holidays