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.

May, 2011 - Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest

May 13, 2011 - This week, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and 32 cosponsors introduced the DREAM Act, legislation that, if passed, would provide undocumented youth who were brought to the U.S. as children a path to citizenship if they attend college for two years or serve in the military.  

March 9, 2011 - Lincoln Journal Star

A proposal that would have implemented an Arizona-style immigration law in Nebraska appears doomed for this year.

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee decided Wednesday not to advance any immigration bills this session for debate by the Legislature.

Thursday January 6, 2011 - Omaha World-Herald

LINCOLN — Madison County Sheriff Vern Hjorth has 15 deputies patrolling the roads of his mostly rural northeast Nebraska county, where about 1 in 11 residents are Hispanic.

Despite concerns about racial profiling and overburdening law officers, he said, his department is ready to begin checking if the people they pull over are illegal immigrants.

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

The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights attended the 2010 U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, Michigan from June 22 - June 26. MCHR and its members held three workshops in which we connected with participants on the issues of immigrant detention, worker's rights, and racial equity. Through our workshops and information table we were able to reach out to a large number of individuals and organizations from around the country about the human rights issues in which we are involved. What a success!

The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights its committed to researching, drawing attention to, and addressing the serious human rights violations occuring in meat and poultry plants around the country. The below resources identify some of the violations that meat and poultry workers face workers face on a daily basis.

OSHA Listens to Appleseed Testimony on Meatpacking Worker Health & Safety

Written by Norm Pflanz of Nebraska Appleseed Law in the Public Interest March 9, 2010

The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights is excited to announce its participation in the 2010 U.S. Social Forum (USSF) which will be held from June 22 - June 26 in Detroit Michigan. MCHR will be sending a staff representative to the USSF to engage with human rights organizations working on similar issues. Additionally, MCHR has collaborated with member organizations on submitting two workshop proposals to the forum.