After September 11, 2001, U.S. officials authorized the cruel treatment and torture of prisoners held in Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo, and the CIA's secret prisons overseas.

This database documents the U.S. government's official experiment with torture. At present, the database contains well over 100,000 pages of government documents obtained primarily through Freedom of Information Act litigation and requests filed by the ACLU, and through litigation of Salim v. Mitchell, a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf of the survivors and the family of a dead victim of the CIA torture program. To learn more about the database, please read the About and Search Help pages. If you're a developer, you can also access this data through our API.

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RelevanceDateRelease Date
June 07, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3385
The detainee was interviewed at Camp Delta, and stated that three to four weeks ago, at Camp X-ray, an unknown number of guards "entered his cell, unprovoked, and started spitting and cursing at him. The guards called him a 'son of a bitch' and ...
May 18, 2005
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Other
July 01, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3386
The interviewed detainee stated he had just been released from the fleet hospital approximately 30 minutes before the interview started. The detainee was specifically asked the questions regarding force protection. Asked if he knew or had ...
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
George W. Bush
July 17, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3387
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee was interrogated on a number of occasions. When asked about his mental stated, he expressed that he was mentally exhausted and stressed. He stated that he supported the Taliban's ...
July 23, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3388
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee expressed that he was not sleeping well and was on medication. Summary of his medical records revealed he was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and depression; and ...
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General
July 27, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3389
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated he was at the Kandahar airport for 2-3 months before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay. Stated he was treated harshly by the U.S. in Peshawar and Kandahar. Said he was ...
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
July 30, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3390
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated that he was transferred to Camp Delta from Kandahar, Afghanistan and claimed that while in Kandahar he was threatened by the U.S. investigator with an AK 47 assault rifle. ...
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Threat, Assault/death
July 31, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3391
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee volunteered that he joined Jihad after the attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001, but in a peaceful capacity. Stated that if there were inconsistencies in his interview ...
Aug. 01, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3392
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee that he had been answering questions for six months and his case has not improved. He stated "God tells Muslims to do a jihad against non - Muslims and countries that are not ...
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General, Other Humiliation, Religious
Aug. 23, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3393
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated he was beaten by U.S. forces at an unknown location in Afghanistan. In one instance, he was taken via helicopter to a location where he was kicked in the stomach by ...
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling
Aug. 24, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3394
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated that in Kandahar, Afghanistan while laying face down on the ground he was beaten by guards; He stated he was beaten for no reason.