Transcript Torture in Pictures

Torture
at
Abu Ghraib
And
Guantánamo Bay
Abu Ghraib in Iraq and Guantánamo Bay in Cuba are US
Armed Forces controlled prisons where men, women and
children taken prisoner during the invasions and
occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq are detained.
Secretary of Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
visited Abu Ghraib Prison
Techniques approved by
Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld
Removal of clothing
(forced nakedness)
Taguba Report of Torture at
Abu Ghraib
Videotaping and
photographing naked male
and female detainees
Taguba Report of Torture at
Abu Ghraib
Forcibly arranging
detainees in various
sexually explicit positions
for photographing
Techniques approved by
Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld
The use of dogs to
“fear up”
and induce stress
The International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) reported
Handcuffing for extended
periods with tightened
flexi-cuffs causing wounds
and lesions
Taguba Report of Torture at
Abu Ghraib
Forcing naked male
detainees to wear women’s
underwear
Techniques approved by
Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld
Use of stress,
intimidation,
threats
Taguba Report of Torture at
Abu Ghraib
Punching,
slapping
and kicking detainees
Taguba Report of Torture at
Abu Ghraib
Allowing a military police
guard to stitch the wound of a
detainee who was injured after
being slammed against the
wall in his cell
Manadel al-Jamadi died at Abu Ghraib four hours after capture on
4 November 2003 from injuries caused by beating and torture. His
US interrogators bound his wrists behind his back and hung him by
the wrists from a barred window until he died.
Taguba Report of Torture at
Abu Ghraib
Arranging naked male
detainees in a pile and then
jumping on them
The International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) reported
Ill-treatment of detainees
was not the exception but a
practice tolerated by
Coalition forces
The International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) reported
Horrific treatment of
detainees in prison
facilities that caused
physical and psychological
injury and even death
Taguba Report of Torture at Abu
Ghraib
Positioning a naked detainee
on a MRE Box, with a sandbag
on his head, and attaching
wires to his fingers, toes and
penis to simulate electrical
torture
Still Detained in US Armed Forces Prisons
550 people are still detained in Guantánamo Bay, some of
whom have been imprisoned since Jan 2002.
250 to 300 of the Guantánamo Bay detainees may be moved to
prisons in Egypt, Saudi Arabia or elsewhere.
10,500 people are detained in US Armed Forces prisons
in Iraq (approximately).
5,000 to 10,000 people are believed to be detained in US
Armed Forces prisons in other places, including
Afghanistan and Diego Garcia.
3 April 2005