The below is a list of resources that may be of use to civil society organizations interested in submitting shadow reports to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) with regards to the United States' obligations under the International Convention Against Torture:

The National Criminal Justice Commission Act will create a Commission to undertake an 18-month top to bottom review of the United States Criminal Justice System. It will issue wide ranging, concrete reforms to address the most pressing issues in the Criminal Justice System. It is believed that the Commission will provide improved oversight and transparency in the treatment of detainees, a measure that is called for in the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT).

The DREAM Act provides important human rights protections for immigrant youth, preserving their right to education and encouraging family unity for individuals who might otherwise be separated from their families through deportation. More than 65,000 undocumented immigrant students graduate from U.S. high schools each year with dreams of continuing their education, defending our country, and contributing to our communities. The below resources provide more information on the DREAM Act:

The United States government fails to prevent U.S. officials from engaging in acts of torture. The advocacy community relies on non-governmental organizations' documentation of U.S. involvement in torture to support victims and and influence U.S. policy. Read the below reports to learn about U.S. involvement in torture.

Working in the framework of international human rights law, MCHR calls for comprehensive immigration reform which acknowledges immigrants’ right to due process, freedom from arbitrary detention, humane treatment in detention, refugee protection and non-refoulement, freedom from discrimination, protection of worker's rights, and family unity.

The UN and other regional human rights bodies engage in a variety of activities that seek to protect, monitor, and advance human rights worldwide. One tool for human rights compliance is that of monitoring and reporting on human rights conditions. The below list of resources include general communications to and from Human Rights Monitoring Bodies. To learn more about Human Rights Monitoring Bodies, click here.

Four times a year, MCHR member organization The Advocates for Human Rights writes and produces a newsletter designed to encourage and support human rights educators.

MCHR member organization The Advocates for Human Rights' Rights of Workers Toolkit is valuable for anyone looking to be informed on the rights of workers, be involved in promoting the rights of workers, and get others interested in the rights of workers.

The below information is intended to provide an overview of social, economic, legal and other issues related to meatpacking industry workers in the United States. It is intended to serve as a general introduction to the topic for someone with little or no background knowledge, with links provided to more in-depth sources for further investigation

Multiple human rights conventions express the rights of detained immigrants. The current United States immigrant detention system regularly and systematically violates these rights. The conventions listed below outline the rights of detained immigrants in international human rights law. Articles of particular relevance have been noted.