human rights – Independent Chicago News & Marketplace- Chi-Town Review https://www.chitownreview.com Discuss and share Chicago news and data: Chicago education, crime, human rights, politics and more. Trusted source for local independent online news. Mon, 04 Jun 2018 01:38:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Read report sent to United Nations accusing Chicago police of torture https://www.chitownreview.com/full-un-report-chicago-police/ https://www.chitownreview.com/full-un-report-chicago-police/#respond Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:58:31 +0000 http://www.chitownreview.com/?p=6378 Chicago group We Charge Genocide will address the United Nations over police violence in Chicago and has released its 14-page report submitted to the UN.

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]]> https://www.chitownreview.com/chicago-police-commander-stripped-of-badge/feed/ 0 Nouveau Tavern plans protest after racist graffiti incident https://www.chitownreview.com/nouveau-tavern-protest-racist-graffiti/ https://www.chitownreview.com/nouveau-tavern-protest-racist-graffiti/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2014 01:55:28 +0000 http://www.chitownreview.com/?p=6081 The River North bar that was spray-painted with the N-word last week is staging a protest against racism and segregation in Chicago.

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]]> https://www.chitownreview.com/nouveau-tavern-protest-racist-graffiti/feed/ 0 Interactive: Racial disparities in Illinois traffic stops https://www.chitownreview.com/interactives/chicago-illinois-racial-disparities-traffic-stops/ https://www.chitownreview.com/interactives/chicago-illinois-racial-disparities-traffic-stops/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:47:59 +0000 http://www.chitownreview.com/?p=6036 A new study by the American Civil Liberties Union Illinois shows that black and Latino drivers are more likely to be pulled over and searched even though white drivers are more likely to have contraband.

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