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.
Discusses Ibn Sheik al Libby being sent to Egypt to be tortured in order to get information from him. "Later, FBI sources complained to me that the Egyptians didn't learn any more from the prisoner than they had."
Israel's Supreme Court held that the General Security Service is not authorized to employ certain investigation methods that involve the use of physical pressure against a suspect.
Email to Frankie Battle in response to an email sent by the NCAVC. The author states that this email contains two (2) EC's and they have sent the "main email to both the Miami Division and Counterterrorism". The author also states that they have ...
The only discernable text in this five (5) page email are dates and times of the email and the salutation "Thanks for the heads up. talk to you soon." The email is otherwise completely redacted.
Email details an agent's orientation, notes, meetings and briefings upon arriving at Guantanamo, including touring Camp Delta and Camp IV. Document mostly redacted.
FBI Memo re: To Provide Counterterrorism and CIRG Divisions with a Progress Report. Encloses FBI team "Interrogation Strategy". Document heavily redacted.
Email states recient new article on CNN reported Gen. Karpinsky saying that Gen. Miller wanted to "Gitmoize" Abu Ghraib. The email also refers to article in Stars and Stripes news paper where Gen. Miller had said he believed in "rapport-building ...
The email provides and update on the team's re-orientation upon arriving back in Iraq. It states the team briefed MPs on how important the MP's were, and preparations for a visit from the International Red Cross/Crescent.
The email states that because of "issues that have developed regarding "interrogations" and detainee handling techniques used at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the developing interest in interrogation techniques at Guantanamo" the BAU members must ...
The email states "After we got off the phone, I found the attached email which we sent to General Miller last year. Also, there is a copy of the miltary's use of approved coercive techniques which are quite different I am sure from the Bureau ...
Attaches "an outline of the coervive techniques in the military's interviewing toolkit. I will also send our Interview Plan for Detainee [redacted]. When I return to D.C. I will bring a copy of the military's interview Plan?. You won't believe it!"
The email fowards a Washington Post article that describes the evolotion of the interrogation techniques used on detainees by the DOD. It quotes Sec. Rumsfeld spokesperson Lawrence Di Rita on the matter. It also relates a Senate Hearing where FBI ...
FBI Memo re: The Role of the Behavioral Analysis Unit at Guantanamo Bay. The memo discusses a problem, offers background and provides possible solutions to the problem. In the memo, it states:"This document is intended to describe an ongoing ...
In late 2002 and continuing into mid-2003, the Behavioral Analysis Unit raised concerns over interrogation tactics being employed by the U.S. military. As a result, this electronic communcation, dated 5/30/03, was generated summarizing the ...
This is a letter from an attorney representing a person detained by the U.S. to FBI Director Robert Mueller. In the letter the attorney states that he has reached out to DOD General Counsel William Hayne and Attorney General Ashcroft concerning ...
An email from the FBI to the DOJ regarding the revised statement of Valerie E. Caproni, FBI General Counsel, before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The testimony discusses FBI special agent training in interrogating ...
FBI Memo re: Guantanamo Intel, Major Case 188.
Describes role of FBI and CITF in dealing with captured armed Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters brought to GTMO (600, expecting more). FBI staffing has consisted of designated squad from Miami ...
FBI Memo displays a table with approximately six cases, with a summary of facts.
The sum of the cases discuss allegations of fraud and abuse. One case discusses an allegation of fraud and the fact that the FBI and DCIS are conducting ...
This is a note to an SSA stating "The purpose of this note is to present you with a thought/proposal which I hope you will
pass up the chain for consideration in the Civil Rights Unit, if something similar is not already underway."
The notes ...
The emails discuss a request by Congressman Frank R. Wolf's office requesting their (FBI's) attendance at a press conference re: additional funding for gang investigations.
In one email, Chris Swecker lists things to later discuss with Laura ...
The memo discusses, in part, a request that the FBI take the lead in directing and referring this investigative matter to the FBI. It mentions that Patrick Sullivan agreed to prosecute the matter.
Memo is significantly redacted.
The memo states its purpose to be to request SAC authority to open captioned full field investigation in to accusations that officials of the Executive branch are engaged in public corruption. It provides enclosure(s): (1) original and (2) one ...
Investigation related to corrupt federal public officials.
Memo details that on June 1, 2004, "SAC Thomas G. Kinnally authorized Squad CR-15 to proceed with captioned investigation."
Contents redacted.
Investigation related to corrupt federal public officials. Memo details that on June 1, 2004, "SAC Thomas G. Kinnally authorized Squad CR-15 to proceed with captioned investigation." Contents redacted.
Memo is broken up in different sections. One section is entitled potentially relevant federal criminal statutes.
Another section is entitled potential issues to be discussed at May 4, 2004, [the contents are redacted].
FBI Memo displays a table with approximately six cases, with a summary of facts. The sum of the cases discuss allegations of fraud and abuse. One case discusses an allegation of fraud and the fact that the FBI and DCIS are conducting ...
Letter from Michael Posner, the Executive Director of Human Rights First to Attorney General John Ashcroft. The letter requests information on the investigation of those who reportedly committed acts of torture to hold them legally responsible ...
FBI notes. Non-descript information on Page 8 that states "On or about 5/28/2004 FBIHQ/CTW Unit Chief reported the receipt of a telephone call from [redacted] [who] advised [the] UC he returned to the United Stales. [Redacted] also advised he was ...
FBI Memo to U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division re: On 07/27/2004, members of U.S. Army Criminal Investigative were referred a case involving the alleged rape of juvenile male detainee Ghraib Prison, Abu Ghraib, Irag