http://lawanddisorder.org/2005/12/05/law-and-disorder-december-5-2005/ Four of the top progressive lawyers and activists in the growing fight for civil liberties, civil rights and human rights host a weekly/one hour talk radio show, Law & Disorder. Every Monday at 10AM on WBAI 99.5 FM Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:23:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://lawanddisorder.org/2005/12/05/law-and-disorder-december-5-2005/#comment-17 Law and Disorder Radio » Blog Archive » Law and Disorder June 12, 2006 Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:56:55 +0000 http://lawanddisorder.org/shows/?p=48#comment-17 [...] A United Nations anti-torture panel has urged the United States to punish law enforcement officials who mistreated suspects in Chicago. The 10-member UN Committee Against Torture reported that the multimillion-dollar investigation into the alleged torture of 200 Black men in interrogation rooms during the 1970s and 1980s has not resulted in any prosecutions. According to a press release, nearly 200 African Americans were tortured by former Commander Jon Burge and detectives under his command at the Chicago Police Department. Among the torture techniques were electrically shocking genitals with cattle prods, suffocations with plastic bags and pistols jammed in mouths in a mock execution. Listen to Law and Disorder’s previous interview on this case. [...] [...] A United Nations anti-torture panel has urged the United States to punish law enforcement officials who mistreated suspects in Chicago. The 10-member UN Committee Against Torture reported that the multimillion-dollar investigation into the alleged torture of 200 Black men in interrogation rooms during the 1970s and 1980s has not resulted in any prosecutions. According to a press release, nearly 200 African Americans were tortured by former Commander Jon Burge and detectives under his command at the Chicago Police Department. Among the torture techniques were electrically shocking genitals with cattle prods, suffocations with plastic bags and pistols jammed in mouths in a mock execution. Listen to Law and Disorder’s previous interview on this case. [...]

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