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 (277)

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Apr. 27, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 669
Civilian contractor for CACI working at Abu Ghraib prison as a Screener on October 8, 2008. The gentleman did not recall receiving Geneva Convention training, but was experienced in military operations and was aware of the general provisions of ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Other
June 06, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 670
Sworn statement of a Captain, Commander of the 72nd Military Police Company who was deployed to Abu Ghraib prison from May 23, 2003 until October 15, 2003. The Captain stated his mission was to prepare the prison for transition to Iraqi control. ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Geoffrey D. Miller
Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Nudity, Other
Apr. 27, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 671
Sworn statement. Interviewee arrived to AG on October 15, 2003 for the purpose of conducting interrogation operations. The interviewee recalled requesting and receiving approval for the use of dogs for an interrogation, stated that the dogs were ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Use of phobias
Apr. 27, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 672
Sworn statement from a Civilian assigned to AG as an interrogator. He/she did not recall observing abuse at Abu Ghraib prison. The gentleman did say "I did not witness or know about any detainee abuse or any photos of detainees. I did not witness ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Use of phobias
June 15, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 673
Sworn statement from a 97B Counterintelligence Agent. Witnessed use of dogs in interrogations; thought it was approved by Pappas. Does not recall abuse, but does remember an occasion where the line of questioning was not smooth. Recalled the ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Nudity
June 16, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 674
A Military Intelligence Officer was interviewed at Camp Victory by Major General Fay in regards to interrogation plans in place at Abu Ghraib Prison in 2003. The deponent discussed his arrival at Abu Ghraib and the duties he performed while ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript, Statement)
George R. Fay
Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Nudity
May 06, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 675
This sworn statement by a Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2), Platoon Leader at Abu Ghraib prison from September 2004 until May 2004 stated that "I heard of an unauthorized interrogation by three interrogators. The interrogators took a female ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Nudity, Other
June 09, 2004 | DOA | DIA | ACLU-RDI 676
This document is an interview conducted via telephone with a a civilian interrogator with the Defense Intelligence Agency concerning his experience at Abu Ghraib prison. The gentleman stated "All of the Iraqi Survey group (ISG) debriefings he was ...
June 25, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 677
Summary of phone interview of a surgeon with the 28th Combat Army Surgical Hospital (CASH) concerning the medical support of Abu Ghraib prison. The interviewer sought and received a list of all PAs or doctors assigned to the CASH from ...
June 01, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 678
Sworn statement from civilian contractor with the Titan Corp. concerning his role and duties in the interrogation of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in October 2003. Stated that he/she did not witness nudity, use of dogs (heard them) and heard ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Physical assault, General, Sleep deprivation, Nudity, Other Humiliation