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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May 12, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4272
Email from Sara Stryker to Patricia Haslach and others with an attachment of State Department talking points to address questions concerning allegations of detainees abuse. Ms. Stryker's comments are "for clearance, please, by 1100 if possible. I ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Sara A. Stryker
Patricia M. Haslach | Jonathan J. Carpenter | Ronald W. Miller | Jeremy D. Caddel | John A. Gastright | Patrick M. Stewart | Amanda D. Rogers-Harper | Mustafa M. Popal
Sara A. Stryker, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Ronald W. Miller, Mustafa Popal
May 12, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4273
These emails between Sara Stryker and Jeremy D. Caddel concerning the press coverage of allegations of mistreatment of detainees is sparse on information and only askes to add JoAnn Dolan to the email list for this subject.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Sara A. Stryker
Jeremy D. Caddel
Sara A. Stryker, JoAnn J. Dolan, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Ronald W. Miller, Mustafa Popal
May 13, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4274

Press release of trancript of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell On BBC TV with Huw Edwards. Sec. Powell discusses Iraq; Abu Ghraib prison abuse; and the President Bush & UK PM Blair relationship.

Dec. 17, 2004
Other
Colin L. Powell, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Richard B. Myers, George W. Bush
May 14, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4275
Email from Jeremy Caddel to William Taylor concerning a Reuters article about US rejecting the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission access to Afghan detainees. However, it is noted that the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Jeremy D. Caddel
William B. Taylor
William B. Taylor, Pierre-Richard Prosper, David W. Barno
May 13, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4276
Press release of trancript of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell On BBC TV with Huw Edwards. Sec. Powell discusses Iraq; Abu Ghraib prison abuse; and the President Bush & UK PM Blair relationship..
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Sara A. Stryker
George W. Bush, Colin L. Powell, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Richard B. Myers, Sara A. Stryker
May 12, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4277
United States Embassy in Kabul Responds to Press Report Alleging Abuse.
Dec. 17, 2004
Other
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad
DOS | ACLU-RDI 4278
DOS Cover Sheet re: Executive Secretary
May 18, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4279
Email between Jennifer Vlau, Sara Stryker and Jeremy Caddel concerning a Reuters article on U.S. Amb. Khalilzad conducting a review of Afghan jails in response to abuse allegations.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Sara A. Stryker
William B. Taylor | Timothy E. Wilder
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad, Sara A. Stryker, William B. Taylor
May 17, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4280
Email from Cheryl parker re: International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Presses on Hidden Detainees, Coalition Detention Facilities and the "Bagram Four'.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Cheryl L. Parker
Cheryl L. Parker
May 17, 2004 | NSC | ACLU-RDI 4281
Email between Torkel Patterson, and William B. Taylor forwarding an email from Thomas Fingar concerning a call from a Los Angeles Times reporter, Greg Miller, that Mr. Miller received a tip that "someone in the Department who does Central Asia ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Torkel L. Patterson
William B. Taylor
Torkel L. Patterson, William B. Taylor, Charles Thomas Fingar, Richard A. Boucher, Jennifer C. Noyon
May 19, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4282
Email between Cheryl L. Parker and Diane McBride re: International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) President Kellenberger Apologizes for Inaccurate Press Comments on Specifics of Iraqi Prisoner Abusewith attachement noted. Attachment not attached.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Cheryl L. Parker
Diane McBride
Diane McBride, Cheryl L. Parker
May 28, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4283
Email between Jeremy Caddel, John Gastright re: outstanding detainee cables. The comments from Mr. Caddel to Mr. Gastright are "All, Attached is a short cable to Kabul requesting reply to a couple of detainee cables that are outstanding. Request ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
John A. Gastright
Jeremy D. Caddel
John A. Gastright, Jeremy D. Caddel, Stewart M. Patrick, William B. Taylor, Patricia M. Haslach, Ronald W. Miller, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Torkel L. Patterson
May 28, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4284
Email between Ronald W. Miller Jeremy Caddel, John Gastright re: outstanding detainee cables. The comments from Mr. Caddel to Mr. Gastright are "All, Attached is a short cable to Kabul requesting reply to a couple of detainee cables that are ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Ronald W. Miller
Jeremy D. Caddel
Ronald W. Miller, Jeremy D. Caddel, William B. Taylor, Patricia M. Haslach, John A. Gastright, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Stewart M. Patrick, Torkel L. Patterson
May 28, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4285
Email between Patricia M. Haslach, Jeremy Caddel, John Gastright re: outstanding detainee cables. The comments from Mr. Caddel to Mr. Gastright are "All, Attached is a short cable to Kabul requesting reply to a couple of detainee cables that are ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Patricia M. Haslach
Jeremy D. Caddel
Patricia M. Haslach, William B. Taylor, Ronald W. Miller, John A. Gastright, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Stewart M. Patrick, Torkel L. Patterson, Jeremy D. Caddel
May 28, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4286
Email between Patricia M. Haslach, Jeremy Caddel, John Gastright re: outstanding detainee cables. The comments from Mr. Caddel to Mr. Gastright are "All, Attached is a short cable to Kabul requesting reply to a couple of detainee cables that are ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Patrick M. Stewart
Jeremy D. Caddel
Stewart M. Patrick, Jeremy D. Caddel, William B. Taylor, Patricia M. Haslach, Ronald W. Miller, John A. Gastright, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Torkel L. Patterson
June 01, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4287
DOS Cover Sheet re: Principals Committee Meeting on Detainees
June 14, 2004 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 4288
Letter from William F. Schultz, Executive Director, Amnesty International to U.S. President George W. Bush re: Human Rights in Afghanistan.
Dec. 17, 2004
Letter
William F. Schultz
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
June 15, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4289
Email between Jeremy Caddel and Ronald Miller re: Washington Times articles on changes in Afghan jails and Mr. caddels return from meetings involving the subject. mr. Caddell is stating that he is attempting tp obtain a copy of the Jacoby Report ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Ronald W. Miller
Jeremy D. Caddel
Jeremy D. Caddel, Ronald W. Miller, David W. Barno, Lowell Jacoby
June 16, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4290
Email from Cheryl Parker to Timothy E. Wilder re: URGENT!! SECRET NODIS SA ACTION-Afghan Desk/Wilder: Detainee Issue. Ms. Parker includes the following comment "DUE TO SA: TODAY, JUNE 16, AT COB ACTION: Afghan Desk - Tim Wilder INFO: TKL, BT ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Cheryl L. Parker
Timothy E. Wilder
Cheryl L. Parker
June 18, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4291
Email from Ronald Miller to Jeremy Caddel re: clearance for memo to Kabul from Prosper and Grossman. Mr. Miller's comments are "Amb Prosper spoke with U/S Grossman earlier today about sending this out under his name. Need your immediate clearance ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Ronald W. Miller
Rexon Y. Ryu | Patrick M. Stewart | Jonathan J. Carpenter | John A. Gastright | George H. Frowick
Ronald W. Miller, George H. Frowick, Rexon Y. Ryu, Jeremy D. Caddel, Stewart M. Patrick, John A. Gastright, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Pierre-Richard Prosper, Jonathan M. Crock
June 30, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4292
Email from Ronald Miller to Ronald Packowitz re: "BM for S - PC on detainees." Mr. Miller's comments are "Sorry for short fuse but need a quick turn around on this -- please get your comments/clearance to the attached BM by 2:00 pm today. Thanks. ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Ronald W. Miller
JoAnn J. Dolan | Bridget A. Brink | Rexon Y. Ryu | Sajit Gandhi | David B. Berns | Ronald S. Packowitz | Christian R. DeAngelis | James M. Waller
Ronald W. Miller, JoAnn J. Dolan, Bridget A. Brink, Rexon Y. Ryu, David B. Berns
July 08, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4293
DOS Cover Sheet re: Summary of Conclusions for PC Meeting on Detainees 7/1/04
July 13, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4294
Email between Jonathan Crock, Jeremy Caddel et al re Bagram 4 cable and "providing cash to these individuals." Mr. Crocks comments are "For your clearance. Here's another one Amb. Prosper wants to go out today. Here we're also looking for your ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Jonathan M. Crock
Jeremy D. Caddel | Allison Cara | Alisa Stack-O'Connor | Luis Carvajal-Kim | Anthony Fortune
Jeremy D. Caddel, Jonathan M. Crock
July 13, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4295
Emails between Torkel L. Patterson, Jeremy D. Caddel, Timothy E. Wilder and Jonathan M. Crock re: Clearance Request: Bagram 4 cable. Mr. TPatterson's comments are "Thanks Jeremy. PIs see my edits. Most are cosmetic (i.e., is it Bagram Detention ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Torkel L. Patterson
Jeremy D. Caddel | Timothy E. Wilder
Torkel L. Patterson, Jeremy D. Caddel, Jonathan M. Crock
Jan. 20, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4296
Email string between Joseph Brennig, Jeremy Caddel, James A, McNaught and Ronald W. Milelr re Response. Contents redacted.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Joseph J. Brennig
Jeremy D. Caddel
Jeremy D. Caddel, Ronald W. Miller
Nov. 03, 2003 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 4297
Letter from an individual to Sec. of State Powell concerning the treatment of his uncle and US refusal to state where he was and if he was still alive. The gentleman states "Everything the government is doing to my uncle is against the US ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Letter
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell
Apr. 05, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4298
Email from Henry Tucker to Jeremy Caddel re: Cable to be cleared. Mr. Tucker's comments are "Jeremy, In case I can't get the cable cleared in time to send to you by 00B: I met with Mol Special Advisor today and relayed the information provided in ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Henry Tucker
Jeremy D. Caddel
Jeremy D. Caddel
Apr. 13, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4299
DOS Cover Sheet re: Request to Interview Detainees at Guantanamo.
Apr. 19, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4300
Email from Jeremy Caddel concerning talking points for the Email from Jeremy D. Caddel to Eric K. Fisher, Jeffrey J. Hawkins and Others re: Talking Points for International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). The talking points include: Doab ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Jeremy D. Caddel
Patricia M. Haslach | William B. Taylor | Jeremy D. Caddel | Eric K. Fisher | Jeffery J. Hawkins | Thomas F. Lynch | Dick X. McGraw
Jeremy D. Caddel, Patricia M. Haslach, William B. Taylor, Richard X. McGraw
Apr. 19, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4301
Email from Donna Butler re: 19 May morning NODIS. No further information provided
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Donna M. Butler
Donna M. Butler
May 19, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4302
State Department cable from Kabul Embassy to Sec. of State re: Afghan Human Rights Chief. Amb. Khalilzad states that he discussed detainee issues with Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission.
Dec. 17, 2004
Cable
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad
May 19, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4303
DOS Memo re: Talking Points on Meeting with Pakistan Foreign Minister Kurshid Mahmud Kasuri. Entirely redacted.
Dec. 17, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Colin L. Powell, Robert Wagner
May 19, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4304
Email from Elizabeth A. Sears to Anna Corfiled, Ashok Parameswaran and Others re: Afghan Human Rights Chief. No attachment included, no additional comments.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Elizabeth A. Sears
Ashok Parameswaran | Anna Corfiled
Jeremy D. Caddel
Apr. 02, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4305
Letter from U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights re: Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions.
Dec. 17, 2004
Letter
Jeffrey DeLaurentis
Jeffrey DeLaurentis
Feb. 13, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4306
Email from Betsy Lippman to State Department officers concerning discussions with the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) legal division in a follow-up to discussions with ICRC President Kellenberger. The email is heavily redacted.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Bessy A. Lippman
Edward R. Cummings | David W. Bowker | Alan Kreczko | Arthur E. Dewey | James B. Foley | Kevin Edward Moley | Michael T. Peay | Nicholas M. Miscione | Dona R. Tarpey | Douglas Hunter
Michael T. Peay, Edward R. Cummings, David W. Bowker, Alan Kreczko, Douglas Hunter, Arthur E. Dewey , James B. Foley, Kevin Edward Moley, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Nicholas M. Miscione, George W. Bush
June 04, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4307
Emails between Ronald W. Miller and Christopher N. Camponovo in response to a query by the Mexico City Embassy requesting information on children detained at Guantanamo. Mr. Miller responds that the DoD will only acknowledge that all detainees at ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Ronald W. Miller
Christopher N. Camponovo
Ronald W. Miller, Christopher N. Camponovo
June 05, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4308
Email from Diana Valderrama to Jonathan Crock and Ronald W. Miller in response to the Embassy in Mexico City requesting guidance in answering an Amnesty International inquiry on the treatment of detainees who are children. Ms. Valderrama's ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Diana Valderrama
Jonathan M. Crock | Ronald W. Miller
Christopher N. Camponovo, Jonathan M. Crock, Ronald W. Miller
Oct. 05, 2004 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 4309
United Nations Press Release: Iraq - UN Rights Report Delayed so Coalition Governments Can Provide Input
May 27, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4310
Fowarded message from Mark Lagon, Dep. Asst. Sec. Of State for International Organization Affairs states that Kim Holmes wated to see a final version of the edits to the US government submission on detainees to clear before it was dispatched.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Michael A. Butler
Winston E. Mann
Michael G. Kozak, Katherine M. Gorove, Mark P. Lagon
June 01, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4311
Email from June C. Perry to Michael G. Kozak re: Draft Report from AHCHR
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
June Carter-Perry
Michael G. Kozak
Michael G. Kozak
June 03, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4312
Email from Tamara K. Fitgerald to Winston E. Mann, Katherine M. Gorove and Sandra L. Hodgkinson re: Final Ramcharan Report on Iraq
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Tamara K. Fitzgerald
Winston E. Mann | Katherine M. Gorove | Sandra L. Hodgkinson | Richard Pregent
Katherine M. Gorove
June 04, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4313
Emails between June C. Perry, Katherine L. Starr, Mark P. Lagon and Others re: State Final Press Guidance on Ramcharan Human Rights Report on Iraq. Ms. Perry's comments to Ms. Starr are "Great work, Kate."
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
June Carter-Perry
Winston E. Mann | Katherine L. Starr | Mark P. Lagon | Michael G. Kozak | Brook E. Milton
Katherine L. Starr, June Carter-Perry, Mark P. Lagon, Brook E. Milton
June 04, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4314
DOS Memo talking points on United Nations Report on Human Rights in Iraq. Guidance states that the some of the report's findings related to alleged human rights violations are based on generalized allegations that fail to indicate where or when ...
Aug. 05, 2004 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 4315
Email from David P. Stewart to James Hergan, Ronald J. Bettauer, Gilda M. Brancato and Others re: Lawyers Against Torture. Email states that some of the recipients' good friends are signatories of a Lawyers Against Torture statement.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
David P. Stewart
Christopher N. Camponovo | Ronald J. Bettauer | Katherine M. Gorove | Gilda M. Brancado | Samuel M. Witten | Jonathan B. Schwartz | James Hergen
Christopher N. Camponovo, James G. Hergen , Ronald J. Bettauer, Robert K. Harris, Gilda M. Brancato, Katherine M. Gorove, Samuel M. Witten, Jonathan B. Schwartz, Wynne M. Teel , Richard G. Olson, Michael G. Kozak, Michael J. Dennis
Non-US | ACLU-RDI 4316
Letter from Lawyers Against Torture to President George W. Bush re" Lawyer's Statement on Bush Administration's Torture Memos stating that the torture memoranda circumvent long established and universally acknowledged principles of law and common ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Letter
George W. Bush | Richard B. Cheney | Donald H. Rumsfeld | Ashley A. Larsen
George W. Bush, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Richard B. Cheney, John D. Ashcroft
May 07, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4317
Email from Katherine MGorove to Vernell Staten and Mark P. Lagon re: Time Sensitive Request: PA Tasking. Partially redacted; involves setting up a meeting to discuss the OHCHR to release a report on human rights in Iraq.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Katherine M. Gorove
Mark P. Lagon | Vernell Staten
Katherine M. Gorove, Mark P. Lagon, Robert K. Harris, Steven A. Solomon, Edward R. Cummings, Michael T. Peay, Michael G. Kozak
Jan. 16, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4318
State Department cable updating diplomatic posts and providing talking points on a variety of subjects that may be inquired about, such as: i) Fugitive Christian Longo being captured in Mexico; ii) U.S. Venezuela relations; iii) War on Terror; ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Cable
Richard A. Boucher
Jan. 22, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4319
State Department cable from the U.S. Mission in Strasburg. Details meeting between U.S. Congressman James F. Sensenbrenner, Jr., with officials of the Council of Europe regarding law enforcement issues related to the war on terrorism, notably ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Cable
Pierre-Richard Prosper
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Pierre-Richard Prosper, Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
Feb. 08, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4320
State Department cable discussing a European Parliament Plenary Session of Feb. 4-7, 2002. "Reaffirming the European Parliament's solidarity with the U.S. in the fight against terrorism and recognizing that the detainees do not fall within the ...
Feb. 08, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4321
State Department cable stating that the Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters are enemy combatants and will not be afforded the Geneva Conventions, but will be treated humanely and in accordance with the principles of the Geneva Convention. "The U.S. is ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
George W. Bush, Colin L. Powell