The group of UN special rapporteurs detailed a history of brutal and racist police misconduct in Chicago, highlighting cases of torture, false confessions, and wrongful convictions disproportionately affecting African and Latino/Hispanic individuals.
The report outlines allegations of systemic corruption and use of torture by law enforcement officials, leading to unresolved cases of injustice for decades, with names of accused officers redacted.
UN rapporteurs contacted the US government to address the allegations, emphasizing the need to remedy racialized police violence and misconduct within Chicago's law enforcement and criminal justice system, urging comprehensive action.
The report spans from the 1970s to the present, revealing a long-standing scandal where individuals continue to suffer unjust incarceration due to alleged torture by Chicago police.
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