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 (16)

RelevanceDateRelease Date
  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page
Mar. 11, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4423
Ed Cummings forwarded email regarding comments made by International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Pres. Kellenberger at UN meeting witht he working title of his discussion entitled "How Can ICRC Fulfill its Mandate in Conflicts Today". the ...
Jan. 12, 2005
Email
Edward R. Cummings
David W. Bowker | David A. Kaye | Evan T. Bloom | JoAnn J. Dolan | William Howard Taft, IV
Edward R. Cummings, David W. Bowker, David A. Kaye, Evan T. Bloom, JoAnn J. Dolan, William Howard Taft, IV, Alan Kreczko, Arthur E. Dewey
Mar. 20, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4424
Email from Michael Newton to numerous State Department officials seeking approval to clear a cable for distribution concerning military commissions. Attachment not included.
Jan. 12, 2005
Email
Michael A. Newton
Pierre-Richard Prosper | William Howard Taft, IV | William B. Wood | Edward R. Cummings
Michael A. Newton, Pierre-Richard Prosper, William Howard Taft, IV, William B. Wood , Edward R. Cummings, David A. Kaye, Evan T. Bloom, Kara L. Bue, David W. Bowker, James A. Larocco, JoAnn J. Dolan
Mar. 20, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4425
This email is a follow-up on an earlier email seeking clearance on a cable concerning military commissions.
Jan. 12, 2005
Email
Evan T. Bloom
Jonathan B. Schwartz | Edward R. Cummings | David W. Bowker | David A. Kaye | JoAnn J. Dolan
Michael A. Newton, Evan T. Bloom, Jonathan B. Schwartz, Edward R. Cummings, David W. Bowker, David A. Kaye, JoAnn J. Dolan
July 23, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4376
DOS Cover Sheet re: Routing and Transmittal Slip with the handwritten note "looks like the ball is in petitioner's court."
Dec. 23, 2004
Letter
JoAnn J. Dolan
William Howard Taft, IV | James H. Thessin | David W. Bowker
JoAnn J. Dolan, William Howard Taft, IV, James H. Thessin, David W. Bowker
Sept. 02, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4139
This State Department email from David Bowker to Joshua Dorosin is the last in a series of emails initiated by JoAnn Dolan to Debbie Daumit with the comment: "Debbie: Hal is up at USUN covering a conference on Terrorism Convention and left a ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
David W. Bowker
Joshua L. Dorosin
Monica J. Tillery, David W. Bowker, Joshua L. Dorosin, David A. Kaye, Samuel M. Witten, Evan T. Bloom, Peter W. Mason, JoAnn J. Dolan
Aug. 27, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4136
State Department email from David W. Bowker to JoAnn Dolan, Edward R. Cummings, Joshua L. Dorosin, Andre M. Surena and Ronald W. Miller forwarding several emails concerning the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) visiting the ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
David W. Bowker
JoAnn J. Dolan | Edward R. Cummings | Joshua L. Dorosin | Andre M. Surena | Ronald W. Miller
Monica J. Tillery, David W. Bowker, JoAnn J. Dolan, Edward R. Cummings, Joshua L. Dorosin, Andre M. Surena, Ronald W. Miller, Laurel E. Miller, Brian H. Leventhal, Molly C. Phee
Sept. 02, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4131
State Department email from David W. Bowker to Joshua Dorosin forwarding an email from Evan Bloom on press guidance and talking points on the legal status of the Guantanamo detainees held by the U.S.. Attachment not included.
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
David W. Bowker
Joshua L. Dorosin
Monica J. Tillery, David W. Bowker, Joshua L. Dorosin, Evan T. Bloom, James H. Thessin, Jonathan B. Schwartz, Samuel M. Witten, D. Stephen Mathias, JoAnn J. Dolan, Ted A. Borek, Michael J. Mattler, Carol M. Schwab, Edward R. Cummings, Andre M. Surena, Katherine M. Gorove, Linda Jacobson, Thomas B. Heinemann, Peter W. Mason
Sept. 02, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4129
Email from David Bowker to JoAnn Dolan and Joshua Dorosin forwarding and email from Evan Bloom with an attachment entitled 24FJ011. Attachement not included.
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
David W. Bowker
JoAnn J. Dolan | Joshua L. Dorosin
David W. Bowker, JoAnn J. Dolan, Joshua L. Dorosin, Evan T. Bloom, Todd F. Buchwald, D. Stephen Mathias, Ted A. Borek, Linda Jacobson, Andre M. Surena
Sept. 02, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4127
Emails between David Bowker, Monica Tillery, Joshua Dorosin, JoAnn Dolan and Others re: PM/IM/S - Visit to Guantanamo Bay 2/15. Attachment not included
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
David W. Bowker
Joshua L. Dorosin | JoAnn J. Dolan | Evan T. Bloom | Edward R. Cummings | Andre M. Surena
David W. Bowker, Joshua L. Dorosin, JoAnn J. Dolan, Evan T. Bloom, Edward R. Cummings, Andre M. Surena, Eric J. Pelofsky, Ted A. Borek, Catherine W. Brown, Katherine M. Gorove, Thomas B. Heinemann, Colin L. Powell
Aug. 20, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4119
Emails between State Department officials concerning an article concerning the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) re-visiting the Guantanamo detainees. The email portion is heavily redacted.
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
JoAnn J. Dolan
David W. Bowker | Edward R. Cummings | Joshua L. Dorosin | Andre M. Surena | Ronald W. Miller
JoAnn J. Dolan, David W. Bowker, Edward R. Cummings, Joshua L. Dorosin, Andre M. Surena, Ronald W. Miller, James H. Thessin, Brian H. Leventhal, Laurel E. Miller, Molly C. Phee
  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page