torture
Police torture victims continue to seek justice, freedom
August 12, 2011Mayor Richard M. Daley can be sued as a defendant in a lawsuit filed over decades-old allegations of police torture and a citywide conspiracy to cover it up.
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Evidence of Gitmo torture cover up
May 5, 2011Medics at Guantanamo neither documented nor asked the causes of the physical or mental injuries of prisoners, apparently.
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Cop tied to torture goes to jail, but allegations continue
March 16, 2011The city of Chicago is facing allegations that police tortured suspects into false confessions through much of the 70s and 80s.
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Illinois sues to prevent pension for cop tied to torture
February 9, 2011Activists against police torture here welcome Ill. Attorney General Lisa Madigan's lawsuit to stop Jon Burge, the former police commander convicted for lying about the torture of suspects, from receiving his pension.
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Times Square bomber trial shows Constitution still works
October 11, 2010The trial of Faisal Shahzad shows military tribunals are not only harmful but unnecessary.
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