AG Rosenblum: Hateful Letter-Writing Campaign Has No Place Anywhere in Oregon
In response to news out of Lincoln County this week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement of condemnation: “In Oregon, we stand united in our commitment to create and maintain a place that is open, welcoming, and safe for all individuals, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, immigration status, or any other… View Article
Posted in on December 20, 2024Reports of Hate and Bias Incidents Increase in Oregon
Reports of Hate and Bias Incidents Increase in Oregon The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Unit (CRU) has provided its annual update on the groundbreaking work of DOJ’s statewide Bias Response Hotline. The Hotline, now in its fifth year, helps thousands of Oregonians every year who have been impacted by bias and hate. The Oregon Criminal… View Article
Posted in on July 1, 2024Oregon Department of Justice Launches You Belong. Campaign to Support Victims of Bias Incidents and Hate Crimes
Today, the Oregon Department of Justice Civil Rights Unit (CRU) kicked off its “You Belong.” campaign, a culturally- and linguistically-inclusive, statewide, multimedia public outreach effort to increase the awareness of Oregon’s Bias Response Hotline. The campaign will deploy six public service announcements in three languages (English, Mandarin, and Vietnamese); radio ads; social media ads in… View Article
Posted in on April 22, 2024El Departamento de Justicia de Oregón lanza la campaña
“Aquí Perteneces” para apoyar a las víctimas de incidentes de prejuicio y delitos de odio. Hoy, la Unidad de Derechos Civiles (CRU) del Departamento de Justicia de Oregón inició su campaña “Aquí Perteneces”, un esfuerzo de anuncio de servicio público estatal multicultural y lingüísticamente inclusivo para aumentar la conciencia sobre la Línea Directa de Respuesta… View Article
Posted in on April 22, 2024Oregon DOJ Receives 2nd Annual Sanctuary Promise Report from Criminal Justice Commission
Oregon was the first state in the nation to become a sanctuary state when leaders enacted a law in 1987 prohibiting state and local law enforcement and government agencies from assisting federal authorities with immigration enforcement. In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 3265, dubbed Oregon’s “Sanctuary Promise Act” – to further strengthen existing sanctuary… View Article
Posted in on July 24, 2023Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) Annual Bias Report Shows Troubling Growth in Hate and Bias Incidents Statewide
The Oregon Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Unit today released an update on the work of DOJ’s statewide Bias Response Hotline via the annual Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) report. Each year the CJC, whose mission is to improve the legitimacy, efficiency, and effectiveness of state and local criminal justice systems, releases a July 1 report on hate and… View Article
Posted in on June 30, 2023AG Rosenblum to Testify Four Times This Week Before Oregon Legislature
It’s a big week for Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum’s legislative policy priorities in the Oregon Legislature. Attorney General Rosenblum will testify today before committees of the Oregon Legislature on three of her top priorities for 2023: supporting access to the full range of reproductive and gender-affirming health care, improving our state’s response to labor trafficking, and… View Article
Posted in on March 20, 2023Oregon Attorney General Announces 2023 Legislative Package
AG’s slate of bills focuses on protecting Oregonians As the 2023 Oregon Legislature gets underway today, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum also announced her legislative policy priorities for the legislative session. The AG’s proposed legislation arises in large part from two long-standing Attorney General task forces that helped develop major bills around comprehensive consumer privacy… View Article
Posted in on January 17, 2023Oregon DOJ Updates Legislature on Bias Response and Sanctuary Promise Hotlines
The Oregon Department of Justice’s Civil Right Unit today updated the Oregon legislature on the work of DOJ’s Bias Response and Sanctuary Promise Hotlines, sharing with the House Judiciary Committee that in the first 8 months of 2022 there has been a 55% increase in the number of reports to the Bias Hotline. Each year the Criminal Justice Commission… View Article
Posted in on September 23, 2022Reports of Hate and Bias Increase Per 3rd Annual Statewide Report
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today received the third annual report from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) on data from 2021 regarding hate crimes and bias incidents in Oregon. The Oregon DOJ Bias Response Hotline (Hotline) received the most reports in its history, with 1,683 reports made to the Hotline in 2021. Of these reports,… View Article
Posted in on July 1, 2022