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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                  APRIL 24, 2026    |  The Indian Eye 24

                NYC Commission on Human Rights and the Mayor’s Office of

             Immigrant Affairs Release Updated Immigrant Rights Resources

                         Ahead of NYC Immigrant Heritage Week, a new one-page guide available

                  in 10 languages expands access to protections under the NYC Human Rights Law.

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                            rights and protections,” said Faiza N.
                                                                                                                  Ali, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Of-
            New York, NY
                                                                                                                  fice of Immigrant Affairs.
                  he NYC Commission on                                                                                “Through strong interagency col-
                  Human Rights  (CCHR) in                                                                         laboration  across  city  government,
            Tpartnership with the May-                                                                            we are working to ensure immigrant
            or’s  Office  of  Immigrant  Affairs                                                                  New Yorkers receive consistent, accu-
            (MOIA)  has announced  the release                                                                    rate information and can fully access
            of updated immigrant rights resourc-                                                                  the resources and services available to
            es designed to ensure that more New                                                                   them. Knowledge of fair employment
            Yorkers can understand and exercise                                                                   and fair housing rights is essential to
            their rights  under the NYC Human                                                                     building stability and opportunity for
            Rights Law.                                                                                           all in our city.”
                The new one-page guide is avail-                                                                      Under the NYC Human Rights
            able in 10 languages and can be eas-                                                                  Law, it is illegal to discriminate against
            ily  printed  and  shared  by  families,                                                              someone based on their actual or per-
            community organizations, schools,                                                                     ceived citizenship status or national
            and City agencies  to  make  it easi-  rights can feel overwhelming, espe-  of a broader citywide effort to support  origin in housing, employment, and
            er to reach New Yorkers where they  cially  across  language  barriers.  Now,  immigrant  New  Yorkers,  celebrate  public accommodations.
            are  and  expand  how  information  is  more important ever, it is important to  their contributions, and reaffirm that   CCHR is the agency responsi-
            shared  across generations.  This  an-  provide clear, accessible resources to  the City proudly stands with them.”   ble  for  enforcing  the  NYC  Human
            nouncement comes during NYC Im-   help New Yorkers understand and ex-   “Human  rights  are  foundational  Rights Law, one of the most compre-
            migrant  Heritage  Week,  celebrating  ercise their rights under the New York  to the dignity and well-being of every  hensive civil rights laws in the nation.
            the city’s diverse cultural heritage and  City Human Rights Law,” said Chris-  New Yorker. We are proud to partner  The Commission works to promote
            the many contributions of immigrant  tine Clarke, Commissioner and Chair  with the NYC Commission on Hu-  equality  and  combat  discrimination
            New Yorkers.                      of the New York City Commission on  man Rights to ensure this information  in New York City through law en-
                “At a time when immigrant rights  Human Rights. “Launching these re-  is communicated clearly and accessi-  forcement, community relations, and
            are under attack, navigating your  sources at this critical moment is part  bly, so all residents understand their  public education.

              Seattle unveils life-sized statue of Swami Vivekananda

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                 ate said in the statement.
                                                                                                          Mayor  Katie  Wilson,  in  her  speech,  under-
            Seattle, WA
                                                                                                       scored that the installation of the Swami Vivekanan-
               n yet another historic first, the City of Seattle                                       da Monument (SVM) in Seattle reflects the city’s
               has  become  the  first  city  government  in  the                                      inclusive spirit and further strengthens cultural ties
            IUnited States to host a life-size statue of Swa-                                          between India and the diverse metropolitan tech
            mi Vivekananda at the Westlake Square Park in the                                          hub in the US Pacific Northwest.
            center of downtown Seattle.                                                                   The Swami Vivekananda Monument is a gift
                The life-size bronze statue was jointly unveiled                                       from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations
            today by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Consul Gen-                                        (ICCR) to the City of Seattle in recognition of the
            eral of India in Seattle, the Consulate said on Saturday.                                  city’s rich multicultural character and spirit of inclu-
                Sharing the details in an official statement, the                                      sivity and as such, it was befitting that the event was
            Consulate said that this monument is the first in-                                         held on the occasion of the celebration of ICCR Day.
            stallation of Swami Vivekananda, which is hosted                                           The installation of SVM is part of India’s broader
            by a city government anywhere in the United States.                                        cultural diplomacy initiative, facilitated through
            It is located at the prestigious “Westlake Square” in                                      ICCR and aims to strengthen people-to-people
            downtown Seattle, which is a unique melting spot                                           ties between India and the US Pacific Northwest.
            in the center of the city that records over 400,000                                           Swami Vivekananda was a renowned philoso-
            daily visits and millions of visitors each month and   Dana  Ralph;  Mayor  of  Auburn  Nancy  Backus;   pher and spiritual leader who introduced Vedanta
            is within walking distance of the Spheres (Ama-  Mayor of TukwilaTom McLeod; Mayor of Norman-  and Yoga to the West.
            zon HQrs), Seattle Convention Center and Seattle   dy Park Eric Zimmerman; and Mayor of Kirkland   The  installation  in  Seattle  is  sculpted  by  the
            Center Monorail.                              Kelly Curtis. A large number of community leaders   prominent  Indian  sculptor  Naresh  Kumar  Ku-
                The unveiling ceremony was attended by sever-  from the Indian American diaspora and members   mawat.  With  over  600  installations  across  more
            al dignitaries from the Greater Seattle area, includ-  of city councils of Bellevue, Bothell, Dupont and   than 80 countries, his works serve as cultural icons
            ing Mayor of Seattle Katie Wilson; Mayor of Kent   Redmond also joined in the ceremony, the Consul-  of India across continents.

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