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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July 30, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1072
Male detainee reports he was struck in the head with the butt of a weapon by coalition forces. Face has markings that could be consistant with abuse. Referred to CID. CID #
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap
Apr. 01, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1073
A 56 year-old male detainee received stiches for inner lip laceration. Was struck during arrest and broke front tooth and cut upper lip. Report filed with CID. CID Report #: 0261-04-CID259-80293.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap
June 15, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1082
Detainee claimed that while he was being captured in Altlafia by U.S. forces soldiers hit him in the stomach, nose and mouth area with their fists. The doctor who saw the detainee on June 15, 2004 stated that he did have any bruising. The ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Face slap or insult slap, Physical assault
May 23, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4759
A 30 year-old male Iraqi detainee states he received maltreatment at the hands of US forces at the Mosul Airport.The detainee reports being beaten when he was arrested. He states he was hooded; had hands tied behind his back; placed in a cold ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Face slap or insult slap, General, Dietary manipulation, Other, Physical assault
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