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.

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Dec. 09, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3710
Fax cover sheet from Beth Ryley to June Carter-Perry re letter from Boven on torture.
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Beth Ryley
June Carter-Perry
Jan. 30, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3711
State Department Cable stateing that the U.S. Mission received a letter from Theo van Boven re: Letter equesting to visit Guantanamo to investigate information regarding "the physical and mental integrity of persons held at the Guantanamo Bay ...
Feb. 17, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 3712
This document is a fax from Eric Schwartz, CEO of OHCHR to Amb. Moley forwarding a Letter from Betrande Ramcharan (CHR) to Lorne Craner requesting information re: juvenile detainees at Guantanamo including ages, nationalities and measures being ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Eric Schwartz
Kevin Edward Moley
Kevin Edward Moley, Lorne Craner
Apr. 01, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3714
This cable is from Stated Department Headquarters to the U.S. Mission in Geneva to give guidance to U.S. Amb. Jeffrey DeLaurentis in responding to U.N. Special Rapporteur Asma Jahanglr concerning a letter Mr. Jahanglr wrote to the U.S. about the ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Jeffrey DeLaurentis
May 11, 2004 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 3715
This letter is from U.N. Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Asma Jahanglr to U.S. Ambassador Moley, the U.S. Permanet Representative of the U.S. to the U.N. in Geneva. the ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Asma Jahangir
Kevin Edward Moley
Jeffrey DeLaurentis
Mar. 05, 2004 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 3716
Fax cover sheet from S. Randi-Azarakhchi to Kevin Moley re press release by Boven on reports of abuse of Iraqi prisoners.
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Soussan Raadi-Azarakhchi
Kevin Edward Moley
Kevin Edward Moley
June 01, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3719
State Department memo on treatment of detainees in Iraq during the U.S. occupation. This is a talking points memo to address concerns and questions about the U.S. role, commitment and treatment of certain persons in accordance with international ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Non-legal Memo
George W. Bush
June 10, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3720
This State Department cable is to assist the U.S. Mission in Geneva in addressing a report by the Acting U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights that was critical of the U.S. role, action in Iraq and the U.S. commitment to its international ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell
July 07, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3721
This is a cable to the U.S. Mission in Geneva, forwarding letters received by U.N. Representatives Theo van Boven, Leandro Despouy and Paul Hunt. The letters from Messrs.’ Boven, Despouy and Hunt focus on the treatment of detainees and the ...
July 13, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3722
Fax cover sheet from Beth Ryley to U.S. Mission to International Organizations re: fax received from the Chairperson of the 1 Vh meeting of rapporteurs addressed to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Beth Ryley
Colin L. Powell