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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Nov. 25, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4832
This memo discusses an official's appointment to Investigating Officer for the purpose of conducting a formal investigation, pursuant to Army Regulation 15-6, into the circumstances surrounding the release of a civilian detainee from the Warhorse ...
Nov. 25, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4851
This memo discusses an official's appointment to Investigating Officer for the purpose of conducting a formal investigation.
Nov. 25, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6292
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding document information related to impersonation by Department of Defense interrogators at Guantanamo representing themselves to be official of the FBI and the U.S. State Department.
Oct. 30, 2009
Non-legal Memo
Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle
Nov. 25, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6293
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding the detention and interrogation of detainee Mohameou Ould Slahi. The document is heavily redacted.
June 15, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Arthur M. Cummings, II
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Nov. 24, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4453
State Department Cable re: November 2003 Transfer of Detainees to Guantanamo – no other content or context.
Jan. 12, 2005
Cable
Richard A. Boucher
Nov. 24, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4463
State Department cable with talking points to address concerns of foreign governments about their citizens being held at Guantanamo. The cable states; 1) These individuals pose a threat to the United States and international peace and security ...
Jan. 12, 2005
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Nov. 23, 2003 | CID | ACLU-RDI 130

Investigation into the death of detainee Obeed Hethere Radad at Camp Packhorse, Tikrit, Iraq. A specialist from the 4th Fwd. Support. Bn., 4ID, shot and killed Mr. Radad, without first issuing warnings as required under the Rules of ...

Nov. 08, 2004
Investigative File (CID), Photograph
Jacqueline J. Scott, Kevin J. Palgutt, David A. England
Obeed Hethere Radad
Physical assault, Other
Nov. 23, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1684
Detainee died of gunshot wounds to chest and abdomen. Traumatic injury secondary to gunshot wound to the abdomen. Approximate interval between onset and death: 13 days.
Oct. 15, 2005
Medical (Death Certificate)
Physical assault, General
Nov. 23, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4825
This memo discusses an official's appointment to Investigating Officer for the purpose of conducting a formal investigation, pursuant to Army Regulation 15-6, into the circumstances surrounding the capture and detention of three Iraqis (a man and ...
Jan. 02, 2007
Non-legal Memo
Physical assault, General, Other
Nov. 23, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4834
This is an Army Regulation 15-6 report into a November 22, 2003 raid. Included in the report are sworn statements from individuals involved in the raid. It is stated that the home of an Iraqi target was raided for the purpose of detaining and ...
Jan. 02, 2007
Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Physical assault, General