A State Department memo addressing whether Article 16 of the Convention Against Torture applies to the CIA's interrogations in foreign countries. The State Department determined that the prohibitions against torture do apply, despite its ...
Apr. 03, 2012
Legal Memo
Phillip Zelikow
Phillip Zelikow
EIT, Use of water, Waterboarding, Water dousing, Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Walling, Stress positions, Cramped confinement, Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation, Nudity
Legal Memo
Phillip Zelikow
Phillip Zelikow
EIT, Use of water, Waterboarding, Water dousing, Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Walling, Stress positions, Cramped confinement, Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation, Nudity
Fragmentary Order (FRAGO) regarding detainees at a Temporary Holding Facility (THF) capable of holding up to 15 detainees at Radwaniya Palace Complex. Contains instructions for setting up THF and processing detainees. "The [redacted] THF will ...
Investigation established probable cause to believe unidentified persons committed the offense of Cruelty and Maltreatment when they flex-cuffed the detainees in positions for long periods of time causing extended amounts of stress on the joints ...
A detainee alleges he was burned with "hot gases" coming from a transport vehicle while he lay on his stomach in the back of the vehicle while being transported. Medical records revealed that the detainee suffered burn injuries which required ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Investigative File (CID)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Cramped confinement
Investigative File (CID)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Cramped confinement
Letter from Marie A. O'Rourke, DOJ to Megan LewisU re: ACLU's FOIA Request; Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody. The letter states that the document production requested is being complied with in some parts and denied or withheld in part.
The document is a mostly redacted cover sheet followed by a CIRG after-action report for the FBI deployment to Quandahar, Afghanistan from 12/11/2001 through 02/11/2002 in support of the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) sponsored by the U.S. ...
Detainee reported that he was arrested after US forces found a weapon in his home. He was detained at Al Sijood Palace, Iraq, and it was during this detention he states he was hooded; flexicuffed; punched; kicked; yelled at; and threatened. ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Investigative File (CID), Photograph
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Stomach/abdominal slap, General, Threat, Assault/death, Stress positions, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Hooding/Goggling
Investigative File (CID), Photograph
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Stomach/abdominal slap, General, Threat, Assault/death, Stress positions, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Hooding/Goggling
An investigation into alleged aggravated assault, cruelty, and maltreatment of an Iraqi prisoner by U.S. forces. The detainee stated that he was held at the "Disco" (a detention facility in Mosul, Iraq) for approximately one ...
Nov. 05, 2008
Investigative File (CID)
Use of water, Other, Physical assault, General, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Forced physical training
Investigative File (CID)
Use of water, Other, Physical assault, General, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Forced physical training
The document includes information about a document request made by the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General for FBI documents regarding detainee issues, specifically Department of Defense forms signed by FBI agents prior to ...
Detainee states that he was taken to the Kilometer 22 Station, Al Qaim, Iraq, between July 14 & 21, 2003. An interpreter who was present at the facility at the time and may have participated in the interrogation stated that they never witnessed ...