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.
Interview of detainee at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan. Detainee stated that he is a salesman of clocks and belts who regularly travels around Afghanistan and Pakistan; he has no association with the Taliban or Al Qaeda; and is innocent of any ...
This Memo from the Army is dismissing, with prejudice, charges brought in a Court-Martial proceeding in exchange for the soldier pleading guilty to two (2) charges brought in an Article 15 proceeding. The investigation was in regards to ...
A Staff Sargent near Tikrit, Iraq, on September 11, 2003, shot an Iraqi detainee. The shooting was described as "willfully and unlawful". The detainee was shot in the abdomen with a rifle. The SSGT admitted to the act and pleaded for leniency.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights litigation requesting that the Commission take measures to have the legal status of detainees held at Guantanamo be determined by a competent court, and to protect against the torture of detainees.
Medical report on a 20 year-old Iraqi insurgent wounded in a firefight with Coalition Forces. The report states the insurgent fired upon Coalition Forces and was return fired upon. As the insurgent attempted to explode an Improvised Explosive ...
Oct. 15, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death)), Interview (Statement) General, Physical assault
This investigative report was generated by the Criminal Investigative Task Force (CITF) and the interview was conducted by the Air Force Office of Special Investigation (AFOSI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The detainee stated ...
Autopsy No: A03-51. Civilian detainee, 52 year old Iraqi male, found unresponsive outside in isolation at Whitehorse detainment facilitiy. Cause of Death: Strangulation. Manner of Death: Homicide.
This is the Autopsy Report of Nadem Sadoon Hatab, a detainee at the Whitehorse Detainment Facility, Nasiriyah, Iraq. The Report states that Mr. Hatab had blunt force injuries to his neck, torso & lower extremities, which led to his death. Cause ...
15 yea- old male was raped in hardcell by two other inmates. Speaks reluctantly and fearfully. Examined 12 hours after the rape. No evidence of bruising or physical trauma.
Medical records of a 25 year-old Iraqi male detainee from Abu Ghraib prison. The detainee was shot in the arm and leg. The medical report does not indicate the circumstances under which the detainee suffered his injuries.
Army AR 15-6 Investigation in to abuse allegations by a soldiers upon an Iraqi detainees in US custody. Three (3) soldiers at FOB entered the detainee holding area and "proceeded to enter the holding cell and physically assault the four (4) ...
This report, issued by John Helgerson, examines whether CIA interrogators used unauthorized interrogation techniques on high value detainees, including Abd al-Rahman Al-Nashiri.
Medical admission form for 30 year-old male Iraqi civilian admitted for gunshot wound to the head - open skull fracture. Patient declared "Deceased". The decedent was listed as a Prisoner of War (POW) - Internee, but the facility where he was ...
Death Certificate of an Iraqi Civilian of unknown age. Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound to the Head - Open Skull Fracture; Cause and location of death not included.
Medical records for a 25 year-old Iraqi Male, Detainee, Baghdad, Iraq re: Gunshot Wound to buttocks and legs. On November 2, 2003 the patient became hemodynamically unstable and went in to cardiac arrest. the patient was given Advanced Life ...
Medical records of a 20 year-old Iraqi male, Enemy Combatant and Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) admitted to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds to the legs and associated injuries. The medical records do not give any indication as to how the ...
Death certificate of Manadel Al-Jamadi accompanied by a CID executive summary of his death. The summary asserts that Al-Jamadi died of a heart attack after being released from Navy Seal Team #7 and the OGA interrogation team. The CID will ...
Death Certificate of unknown Iraqi Male of unknown age. The deceased appears to have been a detainee and was shot multiple times to the back, chest and pelvis.
This is a U.S. Army Foreign Claims form for monetary compensation. The claimant is an Iraqi citizen whose father was arrested in Iraq by U.S. forces, taken to Abu Ghraib prison and died while in custody. He claims that the body of his father was ...
Investigation into abuse during prisoner transfer. Finds that one handcuffed and blindfolded detainee was either allowed to fall or pushed from the transport vehicle, resulting in injury as he landed on his side on the ground; that two detainees ...
Memo states that during a recent "welfare visit" a British citizen at Guantanamo informed UK officials that he was "hooded and physically abused" prior to transfer to Guantanamo. In response, the memo states that Paul Butler, the Deputy ...
Autopsy No: A03-144; Afghan civilian was found unresponsive while under guard by the Afghanistan Militia Forces at FOB Gereshk, Afghanistan. Cause of Death: Multiple blunt force injuries complicated by Rhabdomyolysis; Manner of Death: Homicide. ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate) Physical assault
This is the Court Martial record of Specialist Timothy F. Canjar. It includes the charges against Spc. Canjar and his plea(s) as well as. Spc. Canjar was charged with: 1) dereliction of duty; 2) maltreatment of detainees (4 counts); 3) intent to ...
Medical records of a 30 year-old Iraqi male admitted to hospital with gunshot wound to chest, groin, torso and associated injuries as a result of a firefight with coalition forces. The Iraqi was firing a Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher (RPG) at ...
This is the medical record of a 14 year-old Iraqi male who was shot in the left leg and took some shrapnel to the face. The medical records do not give any indication as to the circumstances of the events that gave rise to the injuries, only that ...
Partially redacted CIA memo describing a meeting held to discuss the autopsy of Iraqi detainee Manadel al-Jamadi. The document notes that al-Jamadi's right eye was blackened, that there were bruises over both of his temporal regions, that there ...
This is the verbatim record of the trial of USMC Lance Corporal Walter H. Laak who was tried for abusing detainees. He pleaded to all charges. His punishment was confinement for 120 days; Reduction to pay grade E-1; and discharge from the Marine ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Details abuse of Iraqi detainee at Gunner Collection Point. During interrogation of detainee, an Army officer threatened to shoot detainee. Held detainee's head in barrel and shot into the barrel. Discusses Article 32 investigation.
A soldier was convicted for threatening a detainee with a loaded weapon. Punishment includes: 180 day suspension, $250/month forfeiture for two months. The inquiry found that the soldier threatened and fired their weapon in an effort to scare ...
A soldier was convicted for striking a detainee and threatening the same detainee with a loaded weapon. In addition, the soldier was found to have attempted to impede an investigation by influencing sworn statements. He tried to prevent a ...
This Article 15 procedure was brought against a soldier who was present during an interrogation of a detainee at a jail facility in Iraq. The soldier was accused of punching the detainee with a closed fist; firing a weapon near his head; and ...
Autopsy No.: ME03-571; 56 year-old male detainee died while in U.S. custody. The details surrounding the circumstances at the time of death are classified. Cause of death: Asphyxia due to smothering and chest compression. Manner of Death: ...
This is an Autopsy Report & Death Certificate for Abed Hamed Mowhoush, a 56-year-old Iraqi male. Cause of Death: Asphyxia due to Smothering & Chest Compression; Manner of Death: Homicide.
On November 14, 2003, a soldier provided a sworn statement saying that while he was deployed to Iraq, he "saw what I think were war crimes.... In my mind, my chain of command did nothing to stop these war crimes, and allowed them to ...
This is a Court-Martial of Staff Sergeant Peasgood who was accused of and pleaded guilty to mistreating, shocking and hitting three (3) Iraqi detainees with an M34 blasting device and stripped them of their clothing. His punishment is a ...
The detainee was interviewed at the Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan. The detainee states that he was picked-up by American and Afghani soldiers. After he was questioned about being a member of the Taliban and when he could not provide a logical ...
FBI Letterhead Memo (LHM) in response to DoD (CITF) (RFA)- FBI agents' interview of an unnamed detainee who recalls being at the Qala-e-Jangi prison facility during the prison uprising against US Forces. Identified several individuals in the ...
This document is a completed Claim form by family of an Iraqi citizen who died in U.S. custody. The gentleman was arrested on April 25, 2003. On November 11, 2004, the family visited him at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) and his health was ...
CIA copy of an article from the London Independent on Sunday reporting on the death of a son of an Iraqi policeman and the "brutal" treatment of some Iraqi prisoners while in British custody. The article describes physical beatings and violent ...
A detainee claims to have been assaulted while in custody at Camp Al Baghdadi. The detainee had his injuries substantiated and the conclusion of the report was that the detainee was abused. The report found that the detainee was handcuffed and ...
Updates and supplements information paper prepared to provide information on CID investigations into allegations of abuse committed against detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan who are/were in US custody and the known disposition of cases following ...