U.N. Has Harsh Words On Alleged Police Brutality
Friday, July 07, 2006
- Organization: CBS 2 Chicago
- Link: http://cbs2chicago.com
The United Nations Committee against Torture called for the shutdown the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, but there was also a focus on the alleged jailhouse torture tactics of former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge and his officers in the former Pullman (now Calumet) and Burnside detective units in the 1970s and 1980s.
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