Coalition of Immokalee Workers
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a community-based worker organization. Their members are largely Latino, Haitian, and Mayan Indian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the state of Florida. They are dedicated to making their community stronger, through the reflection and analysis of issues affecting their community, constant attention to coalition building across ethnic divisions, and an ongoing investment in educating and organizing their community on vital workers’ rights issues.
Eight Lessons of Torture
Eight Lessons of Torture is an educational guide developed by the Center for Victims of Torture that discusses the use of torture and cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment by the U.S.
Guide to International Human Rights Mechanisms
The UN and regional human rights bodies engage in a variety of activites to protect, monitor, and advance human rights worldwide. International tribunals hold human rights violators accountable. UN agencies work directly to improve human rights. Some UN and regional treaty bodies take complaints from individuals who allege human rights violations.
COHRE's Shadow Report to the United Nations
Written Submission of the Center on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) at its 72nd Session (2008)
Read the full report here!
Resources for Detained Immigrants
The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights can direct immigrants detained in the Midwest to resources and legal service providers that may be of assistance. If you are or know a detained immigrant, the following resources may be of use to you.
ICE Detention Facility Standards
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has, in the past, laid out standards and called for reform of the immigrant detention system. Unfortunately, ICE has not adequately complied with many of its own standards and continues to commit serious human rights violations. View ICE reform initiatives and detention standards here.
Detention Map
Over 32,000 immigrants are detained on any given day in the U.S. They are held in various detention facilities, county jails, and private for-profit prisons accross the country. To see if there are immigrants detained near you, take a look at this detention map.
Detention Conditions
Research shows that immigrants, including asylum seekers fleeing torture and long-time lawful permanent residents, are being unjustly detained in the U.S. Tens of thousands of people are locked up in a broken and cruel detention system, and are frequently denied the right to a hearing to determine if their detention is warranted. Many languish separated from their families, commingled with people serving criminal sentences, and are sometimes denied access to attorneys, family members and adequate medical care.