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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Feb. 26, 2002 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 376
Army Central Command Combined Arms Assessment Team Initial Impressions Report (ARCENT CAAT). This is a report in several chapters concerning various aspects of military operations and assessments.
Jan. 31, 2005
Other
Donald H. Rumsfeld
May 17, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 373
Letter from Lieutenant General James R. Helmly, US Army Chief, Army Reserve to Army Reserve Soldiers re: Abu Ghraib. The letter addresses the allegations of detainee abuse and the need for Army reservists to uphold the Army Code of Conduct and ...
Jan. 31, 2005
Letter
James R. Helmly
James R. Helmly
May 26, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 374
Editorials, Articles, Opinion Editorials and Letter to the Editor re: Abu Ghraib and the War in Iraq. Some of the OP-EDs are from former or current government officials. Many of the articles and opinions are from ordinary citizens expressing ...
Jan. 31, 2005
Other
John C. Yoo
General, Other Humiliation, Physical assault
May 17, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 372
This single page is a cover page for a larger document entitled: The Army Reserve Serving with an Army at War. It discusses the Abu Ghraib Detainee abuse.
Jan. 31, 2005
Other
James R. Helmly
Nov. 25, 2002 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 371
Army training and evaluation program for the Combat Support Hospital. Chapters include: Unit Training, Training Matrix, Training Plans, Training Exercises, Training and Evaluation Exercises, and External Evaluation. Appendix B: Geneva ...
Dec. 07, 1956 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 370
Army Pamphlet: FM 27-10 THE LAW OF LAND WARFARE, December 1956 version.
DOA | ACLU-RDI 369
Army Field Manual Glossary. End of glossary/reference section of ARTEP 8-705-MTP. Pages may be missing.
Feb. 02, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 367
General reference manual for Army personnel in execution of their duties. Guidance on resolving ethical dilemmas, and the ethical reasoning process.
June 01, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 368
Army Field Manual No. 3-06: FM 3-06 Urban Operations. Provides the Army soldier with guidance and understanding of the urban warfare environment and the proper manner to conduct themselves and participate in operations.
May 31, 1995 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 366
Manual guiding armed forces functioning at the operational level of war in concert with joint, multinational and/or interagency organizations. Outlines link between overall strategy/campaign and tactical operations, command structure (national & ...