News from MCHR
Petition demonstrates concern about working conditions in meatpacking plants
December, 2011 - Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
(Minneapolis and Lincoln) Meatpacking remains one of the most dangerous jobs in America with one of the highest rates of injury in manufacturing. These injuries are directly related to the fast pace of work that is required by companies as they seek to maximize profits.
New Report: MCHR and National Immigrant Justice Center Call on Obama to Reform Immigration Detention and Stop Expansion of Failed System
December 12, 2011 - Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
CHICAGO – A report by two Midwest human rights groups details ongoing abuses at county jails holding immigrants in the Midwest and calls on the Obama administration to end the expansion and privatization of the abusive immigration detention system.
Human Rights Day 2011: Advocacy organizations team with University of Minnesota students to "Write for Rights"
December 9, 2011
Today the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights and Amnesty International USA teamed with student organizations at the University of Minnesota to host a "Write for Rights" event in honor of Human Rights Day 2011. Over the course of the day-long event the groups educated hundreds of individuals about human rights abuses in the United States and internationally and gathered signatures on letters, postcards, and petitions calling for the end to specific abuses.
UN Expert Calls for an End to Solitary Confinement in the US and Internationally
October 19, 2011 - Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
Midwest Organizations Appeal to International Forum Regarding Meatpacking Worker Safety
September 1, 2011 - Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights and Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest have filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) requesting an October hearing to address serious human rights violations suffered in meatpacking and poultry processing plants across the United States.
Midwest human rights Coalition participates in government-led consultation
June 30, 2011 - Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
Midwest Coalition for Human Rights Hosts Strategic Convening on Ending Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment by US Officials
February 22, 2011 – The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
Prosecutors: Burge should spend decades in prison
November 15, 2010 | By Andy Grimm, Tribune reporter
Lawyers say they'll seek probation for perjury, obstruction convictions
Federal prosecutors will seek at least 24 years in prison for disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge, saying his torture of criminal suspects decades ago shook public confidence in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
A Recount of the United States under UN Universal Period Review
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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