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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| ACLU-RDI 3553
State Dept. Action Cable drafted by J. Bischoff, providing background and talking points on decision to detain Al Qaeda and Taliban detainees at Guantanamo
Dec. 28, 2001 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3554
State Department Action Cable with talking points about detentions at Guantanamo Bay of Al-Queada terrorists.
Nov. 23, 2004
Cable
Edward H. Goff
Jan. 02, 2005 | ACLU-RDI 3555
Form document
Jan. 02, 2005 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3556
This State Department Cable is entitled "Subject: Visit to Qandahar: Focus on Detainees" with no discernible information on its contents.
DOS | ACLU-RDI 3557
State Department Talking Points memo on the use of Guantanamo Bay as a detention facility for Al Qaida and Taliban detainees. The memo provides some background information on the decision to use Guantanamo, including the legislative context and ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Arlen Specter
Jan. 02, 2005 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3558
This State Department Cable is entitled "Subject: January 20 Transfer of Detainees to Guantanamo". There is no other discernible information or context.
Jan. 30, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3559
State Department Cable to the overseas US Missions with information and talking points to address questions raised by allies in relation to and over the legal status, treatment and detention of detainees at Guantanamo. Specifically, the cable ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Feb. 02, 2005 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3560
This State Department Cable is entitled "Subject: Transfer of Detainees in Afghanistan to Guantanamo Bay". There is no other discernible information or context. There is a handwritten notation on the top of the page that states "Important: Hold ...
Feb. 03, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3561
State Department cover sheet for a document from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs entitled "PM Cover Sheet" with Log Number: #106 and designating the Secretary of State as the recipient. The subject title is "Detainee Issues". There is ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell, Gregory M. Suchan, Lincoln P. Bloomfield, John Finney, Chris Duvall, Carolyn F. Wilson, Timothy J. Dunn
Feb. 02, 2005 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3562
This State Department Cable is entitled "Subject: Detainee Issues". There is no other discernible information or context.