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 is a CID investigation in to the death of Tor Jan, an Afghani detainee being held at the Bagram Airfield (BAF), Bagram, Afghanistan on June 26, 2008. This Report states that Mr. Jan was detained by the Afghan National Police, struggled while ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Tor Jan Physical assault
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Al Monsour Mohammad Al Jobouri, an Iraqi national who was reportedly shot & killed on May 16, 2008 in the Jazeera Desert, Iraq. This CID Report is the criminal investigation of a First Lieutenant ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Chart/List, Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Al Monsour Mohammad Al Jobouri Physical assault
This is a CID investigation in to the death of an Afghani male at the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) at the Bagram Airfield (BAF), Bagram, Afghanistan on June 23, 2008. This Report states that the gentleman was under treatment at the MTF for ...
This is a CID investigation in to the actions of a Sergeant with "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment (2/12), Combat Outpost (COP) Chosen, Iraq. The Sergeant (SGT) was initially suspected, accused and eventually confessed to ...
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Marwan Taha Ahmed, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Cropper. It is reported that on the morning of November 26, 2007, Mr. Ahmed failed to report for the daily headcount of ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Marwan Taha Ahmed Physical assault
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Yahir Diasti Diab, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Cropper. It is reported that Mr. Diab was being treated in the 31st Combat Support Hospital (CSH), Camp Cropper Intensive Care ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Yahir Diasti Diab
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Raad Saad Moshin, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Cropper. It is reported that Mr. Moshin was being treated in the 31st Combat Support Hospital (CSH), Camp Cropper Intensive ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Raad Saad Moshin
This is a CID investigation in to the actions of four (4) soldiers for Murder, Conspiracy, Cruelty and Maltreatment, Failure to obey Order or Regulation & Aggravated Assault against Anti Iraqi Forces (AIF). The soldiers, all from A Troop, 6/9th ...
This is a CID investigation in to the reported death of an unnamed Iraqi male. The investigation was initiated when the CID investigator received an request to investigate an allegation that a member of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), ...
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Mahmud Fadhil Farhan, an Iraqi civilian. Mr. Farhan's mother alleged that he was shot & killed by American soldiers in front of her house on April 26, 2006 for refusing to obey orders. The ...
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Emad Wasmee Ahmed, a juvenile detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Remembrance II at Camp Cropper. On July 31, 2007 Mr. Ahmed was seen being dragged unconscious by two (2) other ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Emad Wasmee Ahmed
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Abd Al-Jabber-Sulayman Hasan, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Cropper. While Mr. Hasan was a detainee at Camp Cropper he was seen and treated for Edema & Congestive Heart ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Summaries/Notes) Abd Al-Jabber-Sulayman Hasan
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Layith Husayn Khalaf Al Fahadwi, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Cropper, Tent 4, Compound 4. On November 11, 2007 soldiers were alerted that Mr. Al Fahadwi was not well. He was ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Chart/List, Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Layith Husayn Khalaf Al Fahadwi Physical assault
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Naffa Ibrahim Mahmoud, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Remembrance II at Camp Cropper. It is reported that on May 26, 2007 Mr. Mahmoud suffered a witnessed medical emergency ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Summaries/Notes) Naffa Ibrahim Mahmoud
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Hatem Krarem Lateef, a detainee at the 31st Combat Support Hospital (CSH) at Camp Cropper, Baghdad, Iraq. Mr. Lateef was engaged in a battle with Coalition Forces (CF) on June 30th, wherein he ...
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Salim Abo Alla Habib Al-Sarray, a detainee at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Cropper, Baghdad, Iraq, on November 11, 2007. On November 11, 2007 Mr. Habib Al-Sarray was reported to the ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Summaries/Notes) Salim Abo Alla Habib Al-Sarray
A CID investigation into the death of Muhayman Jalal Mustafi, who was attacked by 15 other unnamed detainees. Mr. Mustafi died from "multiple blunt force injuries to head, torso, and extremities, which caused contusions and hemorrhage of the ...
This is a CID investigation into the death Mohammed Ajimi Al-Isawi, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq. Mr. Al-Sawai's body was found burred in a shallow grave on the camp grounds on August 12, 2007. It is ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Mohammed Ajimi Al-Isawi Physical assault
A CID investigation into the death of an Iraqi detainee named Kahayri Naim Muhammad at an internment facility in Camp Cropper. The investigation found that another detainee "attacked him, tied a pair of internee uniform trousers around his neck ...
This is a CID investigation into the death Mohammad Qusay Khalid, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq, on July 11, 2007. Mr. Khalid was attacked & beaten by other detainees for an apparent violation of ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Chart/List, Oversight Report, Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Mohammad Qusay Khalid Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the death Mohammad Khudayer Abulla, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq. It is reported that Mr. Abulla was strangled to death on September 13, 2007 by other detainees, and ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Mohammad Khudayer Abulla Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the death Mohammed Hashim Abdul Rahim, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq, on July 11, 2007. Mr. Rahim was accused of anti-Islamic actives by a Shariyat Court established ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Mohammed Hashim Abdul Rahim Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the death Hussayn Abid Mustaf, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq. It is reported that on October 1, 2007 Mr. Mustaf was using the latrine facilities when, upon reaching ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Hussayn Abid Mustaf
This is a CID investigation into the death Hassan Husayn Dhahi Al Amiri, a detainee at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq. It is reported that on December 19, 2007 Mr. Al Amiri was admitted to the camp emergency ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Summaries/Notes) Hassan Husayn Dhahi Al Amiri
A CID investigation into the death of an Iraqi detainee named Umar Sa'ad Nassir Jabrin at Camp Cropper. According to the investigation, 4 detainees "beat and strangled Mr. Nassir to death, placed him in a plastic garbage bag and attempted to ...
This is a CID investigation into the death of Khatab Aswad Salih. Mr, Salih was in a house being raided when he was shot by US soldiers. This report is the investigation in to that matter. The soldiers involved admit shooting Mr. Salih, but were ...
This is a CID investigation into the death of Rafal Abdul Al Kadar Amhed at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca hospital after being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Mr, Amhed was initially admitted to the camp hospital for ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)) Rafal Abdul Al Kadar Amhed
This is a CID investigation into the death of Isam Yunis Hamdan, a detainee being held at the Mosul Detention Facility, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Diamondback, Mosul Iraq on December 29, 2007. It is reported that prior to his being ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Isam Yunis Hamdan
This is a CID investigation into the death of Mohammed Anwar Abdulkarim, a detainee at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq, on October 27, 2007. Mr. Abdulkarim was attacked by another detainee and stabbed to death. ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Chart/List, Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Mohammed Anwar Abdulkarim Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the death of Hader Ali Hussein, a detainee at Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq, on July 20, 2007. Mr. Hussein was attacked and beaten by other detainees in Compound 10C of Camp Bucca ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Chart/List, Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Hader Ali Hussein Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the death of Karwan Muhhamad Ali Mahmud, a detainee at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq, April 4, 2007. Mr. Mahmud was found unconscious & struggling with a medical emergency by ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Karwan Muhhamad Ali Mahmud
This is a CID investigation into the death of Walid Khudayir, a detainee taken in to custody after engaging in combat operations with coalition forces. Mr., Khudayir died en route to the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca hospital ...
This is a CID investigation into an allegation of an unlawful death of an unidentified Afghani prisoner. The investigation was initiated when a Captain reported that a suspected Taliban detainee was executed during questioning after being ...
This is a CID investigation into the death of Muntasir Hamad Furayh Al Mehlawy at Camp Remembrance II Internment Facility, Camp Cropper, Baghdad, Iraq on October 28, 2006. Mr. Furayh Al Mehlawy was in a communal tent housing unit at Camp Cropper, ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Chart/List, Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Muntasir Hamad Furayh Al Mehlawy
This is a CID investigation n to the death of Fayis Halim Kazim, a detainee being held at the Temporary Holding Facility (THF) Radwaniyah Palace Complex, Iraq, on July 28, 2007. Mr. Kazim was in his assigned cell, Cell #9, waiting to be moved to ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Fayis Halim Kazim
This is a CID investigation into the death of Moslum Dawood Humud, a detainee who died at the Combat Support Hospital (CSH), Camp Cropper, Baghdad, Iraq on November 6, 2006. Mr. Humud was admitted to the CSH after being captured following a ...
This is a CID investigation in to the death of Hamid Muhsin Khazi, a detainee being held at the Task Force Rapture Screening Facility Area (SF), Iraq on December 8, 2007. Mr. Khazi was shot by a Sergeant on the compound grounds. It is reported ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Chart/List, Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Hamid Muhsin Khazi Physical assault
A CID investigation concerning the death of Hishim Shadad after receiving two gunshot wounds to his torso from "unknown person(s), not Coalition Forces." Mr. Shadad's death was determined to be a homicide.
This is a CID investigation into the death of Najim Mohammed Abbass Al-Zubaidi, a detainee at Camp Remembrance II Internment Facility, Camp Cropper, Baghdad, Iraq on October 8, 2006. It is reported that Mr. Abbass Al-Zubaidi was being held in the ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Najim Mohammed Abbass Al-Zubaidi
This is a CID investigation into a reported unlawful killing of an Iraqi male during a US Army raid. The accusation was made by an Army Sergeant who claims to have been present on a raid when a Specialist shot an unarmed elderly male dead at the ...
This is a CID investigation into the reported death of two (2) Iraqi men in February 2005. The men, Jasim Mohammed Shihab and Ahmed Jasim Radhi were supposedly killed by US soldiers. investigation was begun more than a year after the deaths of ...
This is a CID investigation into the death of Talib Enezy Ghadban, a detainee at the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF) hospital on January 7, 2006. On December 31, 2005 Mr. Ghadban was complaining of being lightheaded and checked in to ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Chart/List, Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Summaries/Notes) Talib Enezy Ghadban
This is a CID investigation into the death of Raad Kairy Hammid, a detainee at the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF), who died on February 14, 2006. Mr. Hammid was admitted to the camp hospital on February 6, 2006 after suffering a ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Summaries/Notes) Raad Kairy Hammid
This is a CID investigation into the death of Talib Umar Muhyi, a detainee at the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF), who died on March 15, 2006. Mr. Muhyi had gone to the camp hospital several times and complained of heath issues, but ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Talib Umar Muhyi
This is a CID investigation into the death of Monder Mahmoud Abdulkaderal Lohaybi, a detainee at the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF), who died on March 30, 2006. On the morning of March 30th, Mr. Lohaybi was found unconsciousness and ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Summaries/Notes) Monder Mahmoud Abdulkaderal Lohaybi
This is a CID investigation into the death of Ibrahim Ismail. Mr. Ismail was a detainee who died at the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF) Combat Support Hospital (CSH), Abu Ghraib, Baghdad, Iraq, June 5, 2006. Mr. Ismail was admitted to ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Chart/List, Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Ibrahim Ismail Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the death of Salah Safak Hamed. Mr. Hamed was a detainee that was transferred to the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF) Combat Support Hospital (CSH), Abu Ghraib, Baghdad, Iraq from the 10th Combat ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Chart/List, Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate, Physical (non-death)), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Salah Safak Hamed Physical assault
This is a CID investigation into the death of an Unknown detainee who died at the 10th Combat Support Hospital (CSH) on January 12, 2006. This gentleman was a detainee at the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility (BCCF), Abu Ghraib, when it is ...
This is a CID investigation into the killing of three (3) detainees at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq. The dead detainees, Rasoul Jabal Daraj, and two (2) other unnamed Iraqi male detainees (referred to as Mr. ...
This is a CID investigation into the death of Ismail Hamid Ali, a detainee at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF), Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq on May 25, 2006. Mr. Ali was playing volleyball in the camp yard when he was witnessed to suddenly ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Investigative File (CID), Notes, Photograph, Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate), Interview (Statement, Summaries/Notes) Ismael Hamid Ali