According to the Human Rights Network, on May 19, 2006, the United Nations Committee against Torture concluded that the United States government and the city of Chicago were in violation of the Convention Against torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment (CAT). They ruled this because of the wide-spread torture of African Americans men by Chicago Police Officers. Between the years 1972 and 1991 over 100 African American men were tortured by ex- Police Chief Jon Burge and detectives under his command. Even though there was stacked of evidence and numerous accounts by victims the local or state government did nothing to address these issues or prosecute the men responsible. The US only responded to the offenses in 2006, when a UN official came to the United States and concluded that they had violate the convention and called for the US government to address this issue. It was only after the US was under the scrutiny of the UN, which included an investigation by a UN official, that the United States finally addressed this issue and began the process of prosecuting the ex-police chief. The trial is set for May 2009.
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