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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Apr. 21, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 4958

Detainee interviewed at Camp Delta, Guantanamo does not complain of his own treatment, but does relate a story he heard occurred at Guantanamo where a female interrogator removed her blouse, embraced the detainee from behind and put her hand ...

Jan. 02, 2007
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, Sexual, Threat, Assault/death, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Religious
Apr. 18, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1256
Medical records of an 8 year-old Iraqi male civilian involved in a motor vehicle accident. Medical procedures included a craniotomy, chest tube and a tracheotomy. Patient was described as unresponsive.
Apr. 18, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1265
Medical records of a 40 year old Iraqi Male, confirmed to be an Enemy Prisoner of War. Medical conditions included, bilateral wounds to legs; gunshot wounds to the right knee. Medical treatment included, surgery to right knee, skin close. The ...
Apr. 18, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1266
Medical Report: Medical Record of Iraqi Male re: Pneumonia and Blast Injuries. This document is an incomplete record of the gentleman's medical record and treatment.
Apr. 18, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1267
Medical records of Iraqi detainee, confirmed to be an Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW). Medical conditions included, gunshot wound to the right knee, causing a fracture and a concussion. The additional reports in the record state that the detainee ...
June 16, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
General, Physical assault
Apr. 18, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1268
Medical records of an Iraqi male of unknown age. Partial medical records beginning with, "ICU Admission Orders." Medical conditions included, Pneumonia and blast injury. Sounds similar to patient from RDI 1266. The records do not state how the ...
Apr. 18, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1269
Medical report of "Foreign National-POW/INTERN" of an unknown age or nationality. The file is of the detainee's lab results. Medical conditions included, shrapnel to the Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)abdomen and pneumonia. X-ray images are included. ...
Apr. 18, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1271
Partial medical record of medication and treatment of an unknown person with an unspecified medical condition. The medical records do not state how the person received his/her injuries/illness and does not give any personal information on the ...
Apr. 18, 2003 | NCIS | ACLU-RDI 1889
Memo summarizes the interview of a Camp Delta detainee. The interviewer was a Special Agent with the NCIS, also an Arabic linguist was present. The detainee answered questions regarding his treatment in the camp, his past activities and his trip ...
Apr. 18, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3448
Interview of detainee at Guantanamo Bay. The interviewers asked the detainee if he was going to talk if they allowed him to pray. The detainee responded by saying "you have subjected me to mental stress for eight (8) days, why should I talk to ...