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.

Search Result (6709)

RelevanceDateRelease Date
Feb. 02, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1042
25 year old Iraqi male detainee at Abu Ghraib prison collapsed without known cause or incident. The Cause of Death: Myocarditis; Manner of Death: Natural.
Aug. 02, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1043
20 year old male detainee referred by CID. Reports he was slapped in the face by coalition forces. Reports after he was slapped, he fell into barbed wire and cut the tip fo his left ring finder. Also has a twisted ankle from running. Received ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Other
DOA | ACLU-RDI 1044
Death Certificate of an 18 year old Iraqi male, an inmate at the Abu Ghraib prison, who was shot during the April 10, 2004 riot. He died from his injuries. No additional information available. Cause of death: gunshot wound.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Death Certificate)
Physical assault
June 29, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1045
A 27 year-old male Iraqi detainee brought to Army hospital following arrest for theft. The Detainee complained of pain in ribs & shoulder; difficulty breathing; and pain in lower left abdominal. Exam showed a possible broken collar bone, ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, General
Jan. 04, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1046
Medical record blank except for date: 4 January, 2004; height: 5'8"; weight: 170 lbs; and condition of unnamed patient: Good.
May 19, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1047
Abbas Alwan Fadil died while in US custody at Abu Ghraib prison. There is a verbal report only of pain. Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction 2nd: Peritonitis of undetermined etiology. Manner of Death: Natural
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Abbas Alwan Fadil
Oct. 21, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1048
Height, weight, and condition of detainee as part of a CID investigation (0124-04-CID259-80199) into victim's allegations of torture and abuse during detention in Abu Ghraib.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Bisher Amin Khalil al Rawi
Feb. 28, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1049
Autopsy Report of Hassan Ekab Ahmed, 61 years old. Died February 8, 2004, Tikrit, Iraq. Mr. Ahmed was discovered deceased in his bed when he failed to report to the morning head count procedure. The decedent reported a medical history of diabetes ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Hassan Ekab Ahmed
June 16, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1050
During the medical screening for in-processing at Abu Ghraib Prison a 48 year-old Iraqi male detainee reported being punched in the stomach by U.S. Forces while being transported by helicopter to the detention facility. The detainee does not have ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Stomach/abdominal slap
May 31, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1051
Medical record relating to a 42 year-old male detainee referred by CID for physical and history. When examined, no recent injuries were found.