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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June 01, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1014

Autopsy no: ME04-388; Based on a verbal report, an Iraqi civilian male was shot in a firefight and lived to be transported to a US hospital where he underwent multiple surgeries. Cause of death: gunshot wound of the abdomen; manner of death: ...

Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy)
Physical assault, General
Sept. 22, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1016
Autopsy No: ME04-435; Riadh Mohammed Abd Al Razak, a 52 year old male Iraqi civilian, collapsed while speaking to other detainees while in US custody. Resuscitative efforts were unsuccessful. Cause of Death: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy)
Riadh Mohammed Abd Al Razak
Aug. 30, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1018
Death certificate of Fras Moazahim Habib, an Iraqi detainee who died in US custody at Abu Ghraib. During the course of a prison riot, guards used lethal force to subdue the crowd. Habib died of a gunshot wound to the chest. The circumstances ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Death Certificate)
Fras Moazahim Habib
Physical assault, General
May 20, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1019
Afghan male detainee. Cause of death: Blunt Force Injuries to Lower Extremities Complicating Conronary Artery Disease; Manner of Death: Homicide
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Death Certificate)
Physical assault, General
Sept. 06, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1025
Medical reports on numerous detainees and their Treatment. There are a variety of ailments and injuries complained of. The ages of the patents ranges from early 20's to late 60's. Most of the records have handwritten notation by the treating ...
Apr. 05, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1032
Death Certificate for a 27 year old male Iraqi detainee. Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrest. Place of Death: 67th Combat Support Hospital; CID#: 0216-04-CID389-80649
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Death Certificate)
Other
Apr. 25, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1033
Medical evaluation for 21 year-old male detainee. Detainee claims to have his eyes covered, hands cuffed, no food or water for three (3) days, kicked, punched and had his feet stepped on at the Dhyla Al Mokhadia Base, Iraqi Civil Defense Corps. ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, General, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Dec. 23, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1034
Medical records for four (4) different Iraqi detainees complaining of routine medical issues, none are implied or blamed on abuse or trauma suffered while in US custody. Complaints include Constipation; headache; chest pain; and general ...
Aug. 21, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1035
Death Certificate for Iraqi male who died of Natural causes - Myocardial Infarction (MI); Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD). The decedent was a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison in U.S. Custody. On or about 20 Aug 2003 he was noted to ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Taleb Ehad Kazen
June 07, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1036
Medical record of 35-year-old detainee who was allegedly physically abused for five days. Detainee claims to have been physically beaten and threatened with sodomy. At the time of the medical examination no bruises or scars were found. The ...