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 19, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3831
Press release discussing, generally, the U.S. government's goal towards disarmament and democracy in Iraq.
Dec. 30, 2004
Other
James B. Cunningham
James B. Cunningham, George W. Bush, Frank E. Schmelzer
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 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
May 19, 2004 | DIA | ACLU-RDI 4861
A DIA Official who toured through Iraq from October 28, 2003 through April 21, 2004 was interviewed about his knowledge of the abuse allegations at Abu Ghraib prison. The official stated that he visited Abu Ghraib on two (2) occasions and did not ...
Apr. 24, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Antonio Taguba, Ricardo Sanchez
May 19, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 5610
This is the Autopsy Report of Wathik Salah Mihdy, a 50 year old detainee at Abu Ghraib Prison, Baghdad, Iraq. The Report states that Mr. Mihdy suffered from blockage of the blood vessels supplying blood to his heart & brain. Cause of Death: ...
Jan. 14, 2011
Medical (Autopsy)
Wathik Salah Mihdy
May 20, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 174
Executive summary of investigation into the cause of death of Abbas Alwan Fadil, a detainee at Abu Ghraib prison, Iraq. Autopsy of the detainee was pending at the time of the summary. The preliminary examination "revealed no signs of trauma or ...
Apr. 05, 2005
Investigative File (CID)
Abbas Alwan Fadil
May 20, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1019
Afghan male detainee. Cause of death: Blunt Force Injuries to Lower Extremities Complicating Conronary Artery Disease; Manner of Death: Homicide
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Death Certificate)
Physical assault, General
May 20, 2004 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 1752
This Court Martial record discusses the court martial proceedings of Staff Sergeant Ivan L. Frederick, II, who was charged for offenses he committed while assigned to the Abu Ghraib Detention Facility on or about November 08, 2003. SSG ...
Nov. 30, 2005
UCMJ (Court-Martial)
Ivan L. Frederick, II, Megan M. Ambuhl, Jeremy C. Sivits, Javal Sean Davis, Charles A. Graner, Jr., Sabrina D. Harman, Armin J. Cruz, Lynndie Rana England, Roman Krol, Thomas F. Metz
Threat, Use of electricity, Stress positions, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Religious, Other