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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Sept. 14, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 5118
General Sanchez states in his memo that "[this] memorandum established the interrogation and counter-resistance policy for CJTF-7." The memo contains two enclosures: 1. Interrogation Techniques; 2. General Safeguards. Gen. Sanchez states that ...
Jan. 14, 2014
Non-legal Memo
Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo Sanchez, Daniel Kazmier
Stress positions, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Other
Nov. 05, 2003 | CID | ACLU-RDI 5138
Death certificate of Manadel Al-Jamadi accompanied by a CID executive summary of his death. The summary asserts that Al-Jamadi died of a heart attack after being released from Navy Seal Team #7 and the OGA interrogation team. The CID will ...
Jan. 14, 2014
Non-legal Memo, Medical (Death Certificate)
Manadel Al-Jamadi
Physical assault
Nov. 03, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 5164
This memo describes the standard operating procedures for the Tiger Base Detention Center in Iraq. The memo outlines instructions for bringing detainees to the base, guard force responsibilities, the detention center battle rhythm, and personnel ...
July 04, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4807
FRAGO 383A is a fragmentary Order directing soldiers to treat Iraqi civilians and detainees in a professional manner. The order prohibits the maltreatment of civilians or detainees in Iraq, the order defines maltreatment and provides a number of ...
Jan. 02, 2007
Other
Martin E. Dempsey
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, General, Other Humiliation
Sept. 02, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4808
This report provides detailed information into the death of Zaid Muhammed Tariq, an Iraqi national detainee. On August 22, 2003, at the Dakota EPW Holding Cell officers found Mr. Tariq on the floor of his cell, cell 14, having convulsions. The ...
Jan. 02, 2007
Investigative File (AR 15-6), Interview (Statement)
Zaid Muhammed Tariq
Physical assault
Nov. 22, 2003 | CID | ACLU-RDI 4830
This document is a list of evidence gathered and the military forms used. The primary form cited is the DA Form 2823. The list also includes the Unit(s) involved in the investigation and Item in evidence.
Nov. 25, 2003 | CID | ACLU-RDI 4831
This document is part of a larger document. The contents of this document are: “Recommendations: (Appointment Letter Dated 25 November 2003) as of 4 DEC 03 - No further investigation. Detainee received injury when his head hit a board on the ...
Nov. 22, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4835
Three Photos of Detainees at Warhorse Detention Center all are redacted.
Nov. 22, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4836
This Army operations report details a house raid in the Tahrir district of Baghdad. The report states "Conducted raid on home. Received small arms fire from roof as we were conducting the front door entry. Also received fire inside the building. ...
Nov. 21, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4837
Army PowerPoint Presentation re: Slides of Instructions for Patrols of Anti-coalition Mosques