Letter to the U.S. Mission from Theo van Boven, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on torture, requesting that the U.S. respond to previous correspondence concerning allegations of mistreatment of detainees in U.S. custody.
Fax cover sheet from Beth Ryley to Linda Muncy and Tom Johnson re: Correspondence Received from UNHCHR
Fax cover sheet from Beth Ryley to June Carter-Perry re letter from Boven on torture.
State Department Cable stateing that the U.S. Mission received a letter from Theo van Boven re: Letter equesting to visit Guantanamo to investigate information regarding "the physical and mental integrity of persons held at the Guantanamo Bay ...
This document is a fax from Eric Schwartz, CEO of OHCHR to Amb. Moley forwarding a Letter from Betrande Ramcharan (CHR) to Lorne Craner requesting information re: juvenile detainees at Guantanamo including ages, nationalities and measures being ...
Letter from Jeffrey De Laurentis to Asma Jahanglr responding to a letter Mr. Jahangir sent asserting that the U.S. operations in Iraq are subject to the Special Rapporteur's mandate. He states in his letter "U.S. military personnel are operating ...
This cable is from Stated Department Headquarters to the U.S. Mission in Geneva to give guidance to U.S. Amb. Jeffrey DeLaurentis in responding to U.N. Special Rapporteur Asma Jahanglr concerning a letter Mr. Jahanglr wrote to the U.S. about the ...
This letter is from U.N. Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Asma Jahanglr to U.S. Ambassador Moley, the U.S. Permanet Representative of the U.S. to the U.N. in Geneva. the ...
Fax cover sheet from S. Randi-Azarakhchi to Kevin Moley re press release by Boven on reports of abuse of Iraqi prisoners.
Theo van Boven, U.N. Special Rapporteur issued press release expressing concern about reports of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of Iraqi detainees by United States of America and United Kingdom military forces serving ...
Letter from Douglas Davidson, U.S. Deputy Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) re: Revelations of Abuse and Humiliation of Iraqi Detainees by U.S. & Coalition forces in Iraq. Amb. Davidson expressed ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Douglas Davidson
George W. Bush, Geoffrey D. Miller, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, Douglas Davidson
Letter
Douglas Davidson
George W. Bush, Geoffrey D. Miller, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, Douglas Davidson
State Department memo on treatment of detainees in Iraq during the U.S. occupation. This is a talking points memo to address concerns and questions about the U.S. role, commitment and treatment of certain persons in accordance with international ...
This State Department cable is to assist the U.S. Mission in Geneva in addressing a report by the Acting U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights that was critical of the U.S. role, action in Iraq and the U.S. commitment to its international ...
This is a cable to the U.S. Mission in Geneva, forwarding letters received by U.N. Representatives Theo van Boven, Leandro Despouy and Paul Hunt. The letters from Messrs.’ Boven, Despouy and Hunt focus on the treatment of detainees and the ...
Fax cover sheet from Beth Ryley to U.S. Mission to International Organizations re: fax received from the Chairperson of the 1 Vh meeting of rapporteurs addressed to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Fax cover sheet from Soussen Azarakhchi to U.S. Mission re attached letter to Powell from Boven.
Letter from Theo van Boven as Chairperson of the Eleventh Meeting of Mandate Holders to Sec. of State Colin Powell re: Special Rapporteurs/Representatives statement.
Statement from Rapporteurs asking to visit detainees detained on grounds of alleged terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo and elsewhere. Next to elsewhere, handwritten note: "Russia and China, Pakistan and Egypt."
This State Department cable is from the U.S. Mission to Geneva to Washington with the contents of a letter sent by Theo van Boven in his capacity as Chairperson of the 11th meeting of Special Rapporteurs/Representatives. The correspondence is to ...
Letter from U.S. Amb. Moley to U.N. Representative Fernanco Mendez, Chairperson of the Committee Agaist Torture re: Second Periodic Report on the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
This State Department cable states that a letter was received from Stephen Toope, Chairman of the United Nations' Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. The letter concerns a report by the Working Group Enforced or Involuntary ...
Summary of allegations by the Special Rapporteur of abuse of a detainee held in custody at Guantanamo Bay and Bagram Air Base in 2002-2003. The claim of abuses included: prolonged standing; kneeling; painful and awkward positions; hooding; ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Use of electricity, Stress positions, Cramped confinement, Sleep deprivation, Light or sound, Hooding/Goggling, Environmental manipulation
Letter
Use of electricity, Stress positions, Cramped confinement, Sleep deprivation, Light or sound, Hooding/Goggling, Environmental manipulation
United Nations Special Rapporteur report on allegations of potential detainee abuse at Kandahar, Afghanistan. This is an annex of a report which purports to describe how suspected Taliban detainees were bound and hooded while in U.S. custody in ...
Letter from Theo van Boven, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on torture to U.S. Amb. Moley re: Special Rapporteur Commission resolutions 2001/62, entitled: "Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or ...
This State Department cable relates a letter received from Theo van Boven, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, concerning the status of detention procedures and the military justice to be applied to certain detainees. Mr. Boven also ...
This letter is from Theo van Boven, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, concerning the status of detention procedures and the military justice to be applied to certain detainees. Mr. Boven also expresses concern over the release of ...
Letter from Margaret P. Grafeld, DOS to Amrit Singh, ACLU re: the ACLU's FOIA Request. The letter states that the document production requested is being complied with in some parts and denied or withheld in part.
This State Department memo states who the participants are for a meeting with International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) being held on January 25, 2002.
List of issues to be disucssed at meeting with International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) , including confidentiality, how to deal with press, and have ICRC acknowledge that DOD has the lead and that they've been debriefed.
Fax cover sheet accompanying letter from Frank A. Sieverts of the ICRC to David Kay of the DOS subject: "Here's the letter, copy faxed also today to Jim Burger. Not sure what happened to it originally -- we thought it had beem transmitted via the ...
Fax cover sheet from Frank A. Sieverts of the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) to Ed Cummings of the State Department with notation that a letter is attached for William Howard Taft, IV
International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Memo re: Standard ICRC Working Procedures for Visiting Persons Deprived of Liberty
State Department fax to Joshua L. Dorosin, JoAnn Dolan and Ed Cummings forwarding letters from International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) President Jakob Kellenberger to Sec. of State Powell, Condoleeza Rice and Douglas Feith thanking them ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Carrie Santos
Joshua L. Dorosin | JoAnn J. Dolan | Ed Cummings
Colin L. Powell, Condoleeza Rice, Douglas J. Feith, JoAnn J. Dolan
Letter
Carrie Santos
Joshua L. Dorosin | JoAnn J. Dolan | Ed Cummings
Colin L. Powell, Condoleeza Rice, Douglas J. Feith, JoAnn J. Dolan
Letter from International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) to Powell, Rice and Hon. Douglas K. Feith, re: Compliments to the Permanent Mission to the United States of America
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Jakob Kellnberger
Colin L. Powell | Condoleeza Rice | Douglas J. Feith
Colin L. Powell, Condoleeza Rice, Douglas J. Feith
Letter
Jakob Kellnberger
Colin L. Powell | Condoleeza Rice | Douglas J. Feith
Colin L. Powell, Condoleeza Rice, Douglas J. Feith
Letter from International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) President Kellenberger to Sec. of State Powell thanking him for meeting.
Letter from International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation, Christophe Girod to Mike McKinley, DOS re: Visit to Guantanamo Bay, August 18-October 10, 2003. The letter reference an attachment that is a confidential "Working ...
Letter from Christophe Girod, International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) to William H. Taft IV, DOS re: Situation of Persons Detained in Afghanistan. The letter references a Note sent to other U.S. Officials and states "This Note and the ...
Email from JoAnn Dolan forwarding an email to Ed Cummings concerning Amb. Prosper's meeting in Stockholm with ICRC officials.
Fax and letter from International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation Christophe Girod to William Howard Taft, IV of the State Department re: Repatriation of seven nationals of the Russian Federation from Guantanamo on 2/27/04.
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Christophe Girod
William Howard Taft, IV
William Howard Taft, IV, Charles A. Allen, John B. Bellinger, III
Letter
Christophe Girod
William Howard Taft, IV
William Howard Taft, IV, Charles A. Allen, John B. Bellinger, III
Fax cover sheet from International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of the Legal DivIsIon, Jean-Philippe Lavoyer, to William Taft, legal advisor, DOS re: Letter from Francois Bugnion, Director for International Law and Cooperation within ...
Letter from Christophe Girod, Head of Regional Delegation for International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), to Mike McKinley, Deputy Asst Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), accompanying ICRC working paper on sixth visit ...
Briefing memorandum from Alan Kreczko (PRM) to Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky re: meeting with International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation Urs Boegli and Deputy Head of Protectino Paul Bonard. Mostly redacted.
These are Five (5) State Department cables to Kabul and Geneva with "Subject: Response to International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC)". There is no other discernible information or context.
Letter from Margaret P. Grafeld, DOS to Amrit Singh, ACLU re: the ACLU's FOIA Request. The letter states that the document production requested is being complied with in some parts and denied or withheld in part.
Geneva Convention Article 2: Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War: Part I General Provisions
Geneva Convention Article 3: Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War: Part I General Provisions
Geneva Convention Article 4: Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War: Part I General Provisions
DOS Routing and Transmittal Slip re: UK Detainees at Guantanamo Bay: Application for Judicial Review
This is a DOS Routing and Transmittal Slip for DOS Officials to initial - re: UK Detainees at Guantanamo Bay: Application for Judicial Review
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Jonathan B. Schwartz
JoAnn J. Dolan | Ed Cummings | David Kaye
JoAnn J. Dolan, Evan T. Bloom, David W. Bowker, Edward R. Cummings, Andre M. Surena, David A. Kaye
Letter
Jonathan B. Schwartz
JoAnn J. Dolan | Ed Cummings | David Kaye
JoAnn J. Dolan, Evan T. Bloom, David W. Bowker, Edward R. Cummings, Andre M. Surena, David A. Kaye
Email from Ed Cummings with attachment of a presentation entitled: The War Against Terrorism and Combatants for delivery to a Canadian delegation.
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
Ed Cummings
James H. Thessin
James H. Thessin, Edward R. Cummings, Barbara Barret-Spencer
Ed Cummings
James H. Thessin
James H. Thessin, Edward R. Cummings, Barbara Barret-Spencer
Ed Cummings presentation on the applicability of Geneva Convention in War Against Terror against non-state actors.