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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Jan. 18, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4104
State Department press release announcing the transfer of six (6) terror suspects from the government of Boznia and Herzegovina to U.S. forces.
Dec. 30, 2004
Other
Richard A. Boucher
Richard A. Boucher
Mar. 01, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4099
Press release from the Office of the Spokesman, Richard Boucher, announcing the transfer of Russian nationals from U.S. military control at Guantanamo Bay to the control of the Russian Government in order to face criminal charges.
Dec. 30, 2004
Interview (Statement)
Richard Boucher
Richard A. Boucher, Theodore Sellin
Mar. 24, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4079
Emails discuss and refer to press guidances for Richard Boucher.
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
James Burger
JoAnn J. Dolan
Charles L. Daris, James Burger , JoAnn J. Dolan, Himamauli Das, Richard A. Boucher, Steven A. Solomon, Joshua L. Dorosin, Edward R. Cummings, Waldo W. Brooks
Jan. 25, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3977
DOS Cable re: Secretary of State Powell's January 25, 2003 Meeting with International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) President Kellenberger. Heavily redacted: Simply states that Powell met with Kellenberger in Davos on June 25 (which seems to ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Richard A. Boucher, Craig A. Kelly
Mar. 22, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3941
This State Department cable provides talking points for US mission & Embassy officials to inform foreign governments about the transfer of their citizens/nationals to Guantanamo after they were picked-up on the battle field of Afghanistan. It ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Richard A. Boucher, Pierre-Richard Prosper, Ronald W. Miller, JoAnn J. Dolan
Feb. 10, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3939
This State Department cable provides talking points for US mission & Embassy officials to inform foreign governments about the transfer of their citizens/nationals to Guantanamo after they were picked-up on the battle field of Afghanistan. It ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Richard A. Boucher, Pierre-Richard Prosper, Ronald W. Miller
Jan. 29, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3938
This State Department Cable is entitled "Subject: International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Detainee Access." There is no other discernible information or context.
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Richard A. Boucher
Jan. 27, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3916
DOS Cable concerning Secretary Powell's Meeting with International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) President Kellenberger. The document is heavily redacted as to the substance of the meeting, except for a brief summary stating that the meeting ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell, Deborah Graze, Richard A. Boucher, Craig A. Kelly
Feb. 08, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3797
DOS Daily Press Briefing conducted by Richard Boucher, with Q&A's from the press corps at the briefing. Subjects covered: Assistant Secretary Beth Jones, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs recent trip to the countries of ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Other
Richard A. Boucher
Richard A. Boucher
Feb. 08, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3796
DOS Daily Press Briefing Index. Lists topics to be discussed: Terrorism - Detainees at Guantanamo/Geneva Convention/International Committee for the Red Cross/Australian Situation Terrorist List; Mexico - General's release from prison; Venezuela - ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Other
Richard A. Boucher
Richard A. Boucher, Beth Jones