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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Summary of the media reaction in Damascus to Syrian foreign relations with the US and other countries also named. The Cable also discusses the Suicide of Three (3) Guantanamo Bay Detainees on June 10, 2006.
This Department of State (DOS) Cable relates that in a symposium organized by the Al-Jazeera TV channel in Khartoum, Sudan, Fathi Khalil, The Dean of the Sudanese Bar Association called for the release of Guantanamo bay detainees and called for ...
Oct. 28, 2011
Cable
Sami al Hajj
This is document is titled "Tiger Team Concept" and features a page asking "Why Change?" The reasons focus on the need for more teamwork, detainee cooperation, and control of information. It features a chart with a "Daily Interrogation Goal" ...
This document is a list of pages that have been deleted from the released documents, including the code indicating the reasons for deletion. A total of 43 pages were deleted.
This document is a Memorandum for the Commander of the US Southern Command. The subject is "Counter-resistance techniques in the war on terrorism." Under "Tab A," the document lists an A-X of interrogation techniques.
June 16, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Richard B. Myers
This document is a Memorandum for the Commander of the US Southern Command. The subject is "Counter-resistance techniques in the war on terrorism." Under "Tab A," the document lists an A-X of interrogation techniques.
June 16, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Richard B. Myers
The document is an information sheet that lists pages deleted from this FOIA release (FBI pages given to OIG).
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the imminent release of a letter written by Thomas Harrington on the treatment of Guantanamo Bay detainees.
June 15, 2011
Email
Thomas J. Harrington, Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the provision of copies of written reports that note FBI disagreements or objections to the handling of detainees by any American entities in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Thomas J. Harrington, Eleni P. Kalisch
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the revision and finalization of the text of a Question for the Record (QFR) submitted to Congress about the FBI's treatment of detainees.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Eleni P. Kalisch
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the procedure for the investigation of allegations of FBI abuse and mistreatment made by detainees.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Jay W. Hood, Thomas J. Harrington, Gary M. Bald
The document is an information sheet that lists pages deleted from this FOIA release (FBI pages given to OIG).
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding requests made by the NCIS for documents related to two specific detainees as well as information related to allegations of abuse.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a redacted FBI personnel's trip to Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay, including details on a briefing on the status of the Combat Status Review Tribunal process.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Patrick W. Kelley
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding an NCIS investigation into allegations made by a detainee of physical abuse after his capture as well as the FBI's possible involvement in the abuse.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Thomas J. Harrington, Gary M. Bald, Frankie Battle
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding NCIS investigations into alleged detainee abuse of Guantanamo detainees.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the personnel structure employed by the FBI when handling CSRT procedures as well as the appropriate person to represent the FBI during meetings between the Secretary of the Navy and the Solicitor ...
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, James M. McGarrah, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a Post article on Guantanamo as well as the FBI's position on monitoring meetings between the detainees and their attorneys.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a TRIM document received from ODAG McAtamney. The TRIM document is a memorandum regarding the transfer of Guantanamo detainees with pending habeas corpus proceedings.
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a TRIM document that includes a recent report entitled "Ending Secret Detentions."
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding an urgent report about special jurisdiction matters in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The report includes information about pending investigations into the use of highly aggressive interrogation ...
June 15, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Chris Swecker
Chris Swecker, Valerie E. Caproni, Thomas J. Harrington, Donald J. Ryder
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding interrogation techniques and strategies to be employed in interviews with Detainee #63 at Guantanamo Bay. The email details the parties participating in the development of the interrogation ...
June 15, 2011
Email
Judd Alan Gregg
Mohammed al Qahtani
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the use of counterproductive interrogation techniques on Guantanamo detainees by the Department of Homeland Security and the process by which the FBI may raise concerns to the Department of Defense.
June 15, 2011
Email
Marion E. Bowman
Marion E. Bowman, Kenneth L. Wainstein, Frankie Battle
The document includes information about a document request made by the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General regarding detainee issues, specifically any documents related to communications between FBI employees and any other U.S. ...
June 15, 2011
Other
Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, Patrick W. Kelley, Thomas J. Harrington
The document details guidelines for conducting Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) investigations, including delegated investigation/adjudication cases (DIAs), delegated investigations (Dis), and non-delegated cases (NDs). The document ...
The document is an information sheet that lists pages deleted from this FOIA release (FBI pages given to OIG).
The document is a memorandum that includes information on military commissions, four Guantanamo detainees, FBI cooperation, and unresolved issues, including transportation and witness preparation.
June 15, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Salim Ahmed Hamdan, David Hicks, Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul
The document includes information about a document request made by the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General regarding detainee issues, specifically any documents related to the conduct of operations by FBI employees in overseas ...
June 15, 2011
Other
Valerie E. Caproni, Thomas J. Harrington
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the collection and compilation of any and all Counterterrorism Division documents related to detainees at Guantanamo, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and particularly documentation of any abuse of detainees ...
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding constitutional issues overseas - specifically the application of the 4th and 5th Amendments to military detainees.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding an update on Guantanamo legal processes and the authorization to continue detainee interrogation under Article 17 of the Geneva Convention of the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
June 15, 2011
Email
Frankie Battle, Julie F. Thomas
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the FBI's most current interrogation policy for detainees
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the best course of action to be taken with regards to a detainee. The decision reached is to have the detainee shifted over to Abu Ghuraib Prison.
June 15, 2011
Email
M. Chris Briese
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding FBI involvement in overseas interrogations.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the drafting and provision of an outline of issues, including requests for FBI agents to be interviewed to to testify regarding their participation in detainee interrogations.
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the decision of federal judge Kollar-Kotelly that terror suspects held by U.S. authorities at Guantanamo Bay must be allowed to meet with lawyers and that their conversations cannot be monitored.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding advice related to FBI personnel conduct in extraterritorial situations.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding release procedures for BL #'s 28, 32, 33, and 34 and includes questions to be resolved about the process. The document also includes information on an NCIS investigation into allegations of abuse ...
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding contacts at the Department of Defense and the National Security council for the delivery of an Amnesty International report.
June 15, 2011
Email
Marion E. Bowman
The document includes information about a document request made by the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General regarding detainee issues, specifically any documents related to the conduct of operations by FBI employees in overseas ...
The document includes information on American policies on a variety of topics, including international terrorism investigations and counterterrorism, as well as information on the FBI's international terrorism responsibilities and the ...
The document includes several sections of the FBI Manual of Investigative Operations and Guidelines, including information on full-field terrorism enterprise investigations, publications of terrorism enterprise organizations, and the collection ...
The document includes sections of the FBI Manual of Investigative Operations and Guidelines, including information on investigations of government employees, investigations of FBI employee misconduct, and administrative inquiries.
The document includes sections of the FBI Manual of Investigative Operations and Guidelines, including information on the authority of a special agent, investigative responsibility, and investigative authority and the First Amendment.
The document includes information about a document request made by the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General regarding detainee issues, specifically any documents related to the conduct of operations by FBI employees in overseas ...
The document is a memorandum sent to Valerie Caproni that includes several attachments related to extraterritorial Miranda rights warnings.
June 15, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni
The document is an information sheet that lists pages deleted from this FOIA release (FBI pages given to OIG).
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the development of a conduct policy for FBI agents participating in detainee interrogations at Guantanamo Bay.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the development of a conduct policy for FBI agents participating in detainee interrogations at Guantanamo Bay. The document includes concerns from FBI agents about participating in harsh Department ...
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, John S. Pistole
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding the treatment of prisoners and detainees and includes further clarifications from the Office of General Counsel on the subject. The memorandum reiterates that FBI guidelines do not allow for ...
June 15, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, Gary M. Bald