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 07, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2590

Sworn Statement of Corporal - Guard at the 2-3 FA Detainee Facility Dec. 2003 - Jan. 2004. Questions and Answers regarding the locations of interrogations and interrogation practices.

June 07, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2591

Sworn statement of a guard at 2-3 FA Detainee Holding facility. Questions and Answers regarding the locations of interrogations and interrogation practices.

June 07, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2592

Sworn statement of a guard at 2-3 FA Detainee Holding Facility. Questions and Answers regarding the locations of interrogations and interrogation practices. Respondent states, "I remember two women and the guy who died who they said was ...

June 07, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2593

Sworn statement of a Private First Class guard at 2-3 FA Detainee Holding Facility, Abu Ghraib Prison. Questions and Answers regarding the locations of interrogations and interrogation practices. In response to a question about a specific set ...

Nov. 06, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2594
Sworn statement of an Iraqi civilian mentions a female detainee and her two (2) brothers as supporting Anti-coalition activities, but states that they "were never threatened, beaten, or abused." Also refers to an Iraqi Policeman.
Dec. 24, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2595
Sworn statement of an Iraqi Civilian concerning an Iraqi woman and her two (2) brothers who are involved in anti-coalition activities. The statement claims that the woman is the "mastermind" of the terrorist cell and her two brothers are aligned ...
Dec. 24, 2003 | Executive | ACLU-RDI 2596
Sworn statement of an Iraqi civilian concerning a woman and her two (2) brothers who supported anti-coalition activities and assisted the Fedayeens in attacking U.S. forces with Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs). He stated that one of the men ...
June 06, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2597
Statement of a US Army major. Contains summaries of interviews with two detainees. First detainee, who was arrested on December 24, 2003, reported that he was "beaten ... and punched, ... hung by a nail from the wall with his hands bound behind ...
June 30, 2006
Interview (Statement)
Physical assault, Stomach/abdominal slap, Sexual, General, Stress positions
June 30, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2598
Sworn statement of a U.S. Special Forces soldier who interrogated detainees in Tikrit, Iraq between February & May 2004. He is discussing interrogation and detention locations and procedures. States, "[We] used the interrogation techniques ...
June 30, 2006
Interview (Statement)
Assault/death, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Light or sound, Threat, Environmental manipulation
June 29, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2599
Sworn statement of an Operations Sergeant who discusses interrogation practices. Refers to a detainee, "our number one target," who was captured by Iraqi police, who "beat [redacted] with the pistol to the point where his head was split open in a ...
June 30, 2006
Interview (Statement)
Physical assault, General, Assault/death, Light or sound, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Threat, Environmental manipulation