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.
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) email discussing the apparent suicide of three (3) Guantanamo Bay detainees on June 10, 2006. The Detainees: Yasser Al Zahrani; Mana Shaman Allabardi Al Tabi; and Ali Abdullah Ahmed each apparently ...
A letter from John Helgerson, the CIA Inspector General, to Congressman Peter Hoekstra, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The letter indicates that a copy of the OIG report concerning the death of Abid Hamad ...
This is a Memo from John Helgerson, Inspector General (IG) to Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). The Memo states that the contents is a Final Report.
A letter from John Helgerson, the CIA Inspector General, to Senator Pat Roberts, the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The letter indicates that a copy of the OIG report concerning the death of Abid Hamad Mahawish ...
A letter from John Helgerson, the CIA Inspector General, to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The letter indicates that a copy of the OIG report concerning the death of Abid Hamad ...
This is a CID Report in to the Death of Naser Ismail, an Iraqi citizen that was shot & killed in Balad, Iraq on January 3, 2004. This Report is the Investigative Action and prosecution of the soldiers involved in the matter. It is reported that ...
This email contains a letter from Marilyn A. Dorn, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), General Counsel's Office (GC), concerning four (4) legal cases: 1) United States v. CW3 Welshofer; 2) United States v. CW2 Williams; 3) United States v. SPC ...
This is a Memo from John Helgerson, the CIA Inspector General (IG) to the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). The memo is intended to inform the DCIs that the OIG has completed an investigation regarding the death of Iraqi detainee Abid Hamad ...
A letter from John Helgerson, the CIA Inspector General, to Congresswoman Jane Harman, the ranking Democratic member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The letter indicates that a copy of the OIG report concerning the death ...
A CID investigation into attacks against two Iraqi brothers, one of whom, Muhammed Abdullah Nejim-Obaid, was shot and killed and the other of whom was subjected to aggravated assaulted. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) reportedly detonated ...
A CID investigation into the shooting death of Ali Jidek Azmer Shakur, 66 y/o Iraqi civilian employee of the Kirkuk Ministry. Mr. Shakur was shot by 2nd Squad of 1st Platoon, B Co, 2-116 on West River Road, Kirkuk, Iraq on September 21, 2005. It ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Ali Jidek Azmer Shaku Physical assault
A CID investigation into the death of Qassim Hassim, an Iraqi civilian who was killed by an American Sergeant just outside Sadr City, Iraq. According to the report, a vehicle Mr. Hassim was was traveling in was stopped by US soldiers because it ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Qassim Hassim Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the death of Abdullah Fawzzi, a detainee at the 115th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF) Abu Ghraib, Baghdad, Iraq on January 30, 2005. Mr. Fawzzi was initially a patient of ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Summaries/Notes) Abdulla Fawzzi Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the involvement of four (4) American soldiers of 3 Platoon; C Company; 1/41st Infantry Regiment in the unlawful killing of three (3) Iraqi civilians. The civilians: Arkem Yosef Rahim; Maitham; & an Unnamed Iraqi ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the death of Hasan Abrahemy, a detainee at the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF) Abu Ghraib, Baghdad, Iraq on September 20, 2004. It is reported that Mr. Abrahemy was in Camp Redemption when he was ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Hasan Abrahemy Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the death of an unknown Iraqi male shot multiple times in the chest and legs while engaged in a gun battle with Iraqi Security Forces near Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The man was treated at the scene of the battle by US ...
A CID investigation into the death of Naser Ismail, an Iraqi civilian killed during a raid upon his home in Balad, Iraq in January 2004. This CID Report is detailed in the investigation in to the death that resulted in Premeditated Murder charges ...
This is the Death Certificate & Hospital Records for Saddam Muhammad Harag a detainee that died in a mortar attack at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq. It is reported that Mr. Harag was injured when the CamP was ...
This is the Death Certificate and hospital Records for Hamid Obain Muhammad, a detainee that was killed in a mortar blast at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq, on June 9, 2007. Mr. Muhammad was injured in a mortar ...
This is the Death Certificate & Hospital Records for Abdul Abdul Hameed a detainee who died of a mortar blast at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq. on June 9, 2007 It is reported that a mortar attack on the camp ...
A CID investigation into the death of an unknown male Abu Ghraib detainee. The report states that the detainee died of "a gunshot wound to the right hip and flank during an altercation with US coalition forces." Because the death was "combat ...
This is a CID investigation into the death of an unknown Iraqi insurgent who died at Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF) Abu Ghraib, Iraq after being captured following a house raid in Baghdad. The detainee was brought to the hospital for ...
This is the Death certificate for Luay Mustafa Razzaq Abd-Al. Mr. Abd-Al was found hanging in his prison cell at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Cropper, Baghdad, Iraq, of an apparent suicide. He was given medical treatment at the ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Hospital Death Report and Death Certificate for detainee Ubayd Harhoosh Hamed. Mr. Hamed was a 61-year-old Iraqi detainee of Camp Bucca. He was brought to the hospital after sustaining injuries from ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo discussing the death of Allah Al-Samarai, a 42-year-old Iraqi detainee. Mr. Al-Samari had been treated intermittently several times throughout his internment for leukemia. Mr. Al-Samarai's ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo discussing a request for a copy of the Death Certificate of a detainee, ISN#: 329938, who died at Camp Bucca, Iraq on July 23, 2009. The request was approved.
This is the Death Certificate & Medical Records of Muhammad Abd Frayh, a 44-year-old Iraqi detainee at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, on Iraq, July 23, 2009. Cause of Death: Unknown; Manner of Death: Unknown
May 06, 2011
Investigative File, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)) Muhammad Abd Frayh
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo discussing the death of Muhammed Hamza Al-Zubaydi, a 67-year-old Iraqi. Mr. Al-Zubaydi was the former President and Director of the President's Office & Deputy Prime under the regime of Saddam ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) email Memo discussing the shooting death, and subsequent release of the body of Ali Jodek Shakur, an Iraqi national, who was shot by Coalition Forces on September 21 2005, when he ran into a traffic ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo discussing the death of Detainee Monder Mahmoud Abdulkader Al Lohaybi, a 62-year-old Iraqi detainee, who was serving an 18 month prison term at Camp Remembrance, Iraq. Mr. Al Lohaybi was ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo discussing the death Ali Jidek A. Shakur, a 66-year-old Iraqi detainee, who sustained multiple gunshot wounds during his capture on September 21, 2005. he was treated at several collation ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) email Memo discussing the death of detainee Hamed Ali Mohaimed, a.k.a. Hamed Ali Mohamed, a detainee of the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF), Abu Ghraib prison. Mr. Mohaimed reported to ...
This is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo regarding the death of Raad Kairy Hammid. Mr. Hammid was a 27-year-old Iraqi, captured by collation forces on November 20, 2005. Mr. Hammid became ill while incarcerated at the Baghdad Central ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) email Memo discussing the death of Hassan Hardan Rakad, a 66-year-old Iraqi detainee. Mr. Rakad, a 66-year-old Iraqi detainee, was taken in to custody on October 4, 2005, and held at Abu Ghraib ...
This DOD Letter issued by Task Force 134 Multi-National Force, Baghdad, Iraq, signed by General Jack Gardner, grants permission for Strategic Counter Intelligence Directorate (SCID) personnel to conduct interviews on three (3) detainees at Abu ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) email discussing the apparent suicide of three (3) Guantanamo Bay detainees on June 10, 2006. The detainees: Yasser Al Zahrani, Mana Shaman Allabardi Al Tabi, and Ali Abdullah Ahmed apparently took ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo discussing the apparent suicide of three (3) Guantanamo Bay detainees on June 10, 2006. The detainees: Yasser Al Zahrani, Mana Shaman Allabardi Al Tabi and Ali Abdullah Ahmed apparently took ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) email discussing the apparent suicide of three (3) Guantanamo Bay detainees on June 10, 2006. The detainees: Yasser Al Zahrani, Mana Shaman Allabardi Al Tabi and Ali Abdullah Ahmed apparently took ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo discussing the apparent suicide of three (3) Guantanamo Bay detainees on June 10, 2006. The detainees: Yasser Al Zahrani, Mana Shaman Allabardi Al Tabi and Ali Abdullah Ahmed apparently took ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) email discussing the apparent suicide of three (3) Guantanamo Bay detainees on June 10, 2006. The detainees: Yasser Al Zahrani, Mana Shaman Allabardi Al Tabi and Ali Abdullah Ahmed apparently took ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo discussing the apparent suicide of three (3) Guantanamo Bay detainees on June 10, 2006. The detainees: Yasser Al Zahrani, Mana Shaman Allabardi Al Tabi and Ali Abdullah Ahmed apparently took ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo discussing the apparent suicide of three (3) Guantanamo Bay detainees on June 10, 2006. The detainees: Yasser Al Zahrani, Mana Shaman Allabardi Al Tabi and Ali Abdullah Ahmed apparently took ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo discussing the death of Khan Achmed, a detainee who died from TB, pneumonia and kidney failure at Bagram Detention Facility, Afghanistan. Thomas W. O'Connell, Assistant Secretary of Defense for ...
This is a CID investigation into the death of an unknown Iraqi male, shot by US forces on April 4, 2005. It is reported that the gentleman shot at Coalition Forces, who then returned fire, striking him once in the right flank. This file is the ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo/Chart/Log discussing the apparent suicide of three (3) Guantanamo Bay detainees on June 10, 2006. The Detainees: Yasser Al Zahrani; Mana Shaman Allabardi Al Tabi; and Ali Abdullah Ahmed each ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo from the Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld, to top DOD Department heads outlining procedures for investigating deaths of detainees in the custody of the Armed Forces. The memo states ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) chart notating the death of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed A. Abdullah Saleh, a Yemeni national. Mr. Saleh may have caused himself the harm that took his life. It also contains a chart of CENTCOM ...
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) email with the schedule and check list for the handling of deceased Muslim Guantanamo detainees, including the Muslim ritual body preparation; how detainee remains were signed over to a Yemeni ...
This is an autopsy report for Muhammed Ali Ali, a 26-year-old Iraqi detainee who died after he "was reportedly shot during a raid by U.S. forces." This autopsy report corresponds to the CID investigation titled "CID Report (Death): ...
This is an autopsy report for Rasul Said Anad Al-Janabi, a 19 y/o Iraqi national in custody at Camp Cropper, Iraq. After Mr. Al-Janabi was taken in to custody he was medically examined and given a diagnosis of Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. ...